5 reasons why England can win the ICC World T20
The English cricket team are looking good leading up to the World T20 this year and although the odds are not in their favour, England’s track record in T20 cricket for the past two years has been quite impressive.In 2015, England won all five of their T20I matches, including three victories against Pakistan and despite losing to the South Africans in the last T20 series in late February, the English have quite a few positives going into the sixth World T20. Their squad is among one of the most settled squads, which will give them confidence with the playing XI on the field and have a team that features and is tailored made for T20 cricket.Despite only ranking fifth on the T20I standings, their search for their second title doesn’t look as far out of their reach as their competitors think, and considering how they were not favourites in their 2010 championship, this year it does not look any different. Here are five reasons why the English could be cruising to victory at this year’s tournament in India:
#1 Theyre not going in as favourites
Considering that they are in the weakest group stage of the two, comprising of Sri Lanka, South Africa and West Indies, England are not the favourites between the above-mentioned teams. Their journey to the semi-final is not impossible and since all teams (excluding South Africa and the qualifying team) have already had a World Cup trophy under their belt, they all know about what it takes to come out on top.
If they keep playing aggressive cricket up front, the English could undermine their opponent’s insecurities and weaknesses. And since the pressure is off, they definitely have a chance to sneak their way into a semi-final and a possible final this year.