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T20 World Cup: USA captain backs team’s ‘fearless cricket’ against India and Pakistan
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The USA team’s captain Monank Patel affirmed that the team would not alter their aggressive approach when they face South Asian giants like India and Pakistan in the T20 World Cup. The USA team announced their arrival on the biggest of the stage in style with an emphatic win over fierce rivals Canada. It was a come-from-behind victory for the USA in the tournament opener at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, Texas on June 2, Sunday. Aaron Jones played a match-winning knock of 94* to help the USA chase down the target of 195 runs.
While speaking to the broadcasters in the post-match presentation, Monank credited Andries Gous and Jones for their record partnership that helped the team win.
“The way we have been playing against Canada in previous series…I thought it was a whole team effort. Gous and Jones handled the pressure situation, and took the game out of Canada. (USA’s bowling effort) As soon as we bowled, the ball was coming well. We bowled well in patches, but we gave 10–15 runs extra.”, Monank said.
“I did not expect that in the first six overs.” (Ball helping Canada seamers early). T20 World Cup: USA vs Canada Highlights | Match Report
The ball was two-paced too. (Jones innings) We’ve always known, he has the game. He played fearless cricket and backed his shots. It was clean hitting.”
(Texas crowd) “Happy to see the numbers. They were really energetic and hope they continue to support us. We want to continue the way we are playing.”
USA ready for India-Pakistan challenge
Monank exuded confidence when he talked about the USA’s next challenge being facing heavy-weights like India and Pakistan.
Don’t want to change our fearless cricket whether we play Pakistan or India,” he concluded.
India and Pakistan are clubbed with the USA and Canada, alongside Ireland, in Group A of the T20 World Cup 2024. Before the marquee tournament began, the USA also registered a T20I series win over full-time member Bangladesh. The Monank-led side showcased that they cannot be ranked as minnows and want to leave a mark on the biggest of the cricketing stage.
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