England opener Alex Hales says he hasn’t put a lot thought into taking part in the ODI World Cup in India

England opener and T20 World Cup winner Alex Hales has stated he hasn’t put a lot thought into taking part in the ODI World Cup in India. Hales was important for England as they lifted the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup trophy by beating Pakistan within the last.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Nov 20, 2022 17:01 IST

Hales says he hasn’t put a lot thought into taking part in the ODI World Cup in India (AP)

By India Today Web Desk: England opener and T20 World Cup winner Alex Hales has stated he hasn’t put a lot thought into taking part in the ODI World Cup in India. Hales was important for England as they lifted the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup trophy by beating Pakistan within the last.

Speaking to PTI, Hales stated he’ll think about taking part in T20Is and franchise cricket, insisting he hasn’t put a lot thought into taking part in ODIs.

“I don’t know but I think going forward I would concentrate on playing T20Is for England and franchise cricket. I haven’t put much thought into ODIs,” stated Hales.

Hales stated it’s important to preserve taking part in cricket the world over to maintain bettering on sure areas of your recreation.

“On the subcontinent, pitches extra typically not are inclined to have a bias in direction of spin and it’s important to ensure you adapt your strategies. And I feel that is one of many key issues as a franchise cricketer. As you are taking part in tournaments in numerous nations and situations all yr spherical, so it’s important to preserve topping up on sure areas of your recreation on a regular basis, in any other case you quickly get came upon,” Hales added.

The England opener added that there are solely a handful of cricketers who can excel in all three codecs of the sport.

“I think it’s exceptionally difficult to play all three formats at the top level. I think there are only a handful of cricketers who are probably good enough to excel at all three,” stated Hales.

Finally, he stated that his recreation has improved quite a bit since giving up purple ball cricket in 2018.

“Since I gave up the red ball format in 2018, my T20 game has improved a lot and quickly as well. And the way things are going, I think it will see more and more specialists in each format,” Hales added.

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Rounaq Sehrawat

Published On:

Nov 20, 2022