Sam Curran has issued an ultimatum to Abhishek Sharma, saying he will spend a silent night at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday. The all-rounder gave special praise to his teammates Will Jacques and captain Harry Brook, and also highlighted the advantage of playing on Mumbai pitches in this World Cup.
The India vs England match will be played at the Wankhede Stadium, a ground that has brought glory to India on many occasions. India won its last 50-over World Cup at this venue in 2011. However, England are happy to have their semi-final at this venue.
England played their opening matches at the Wankhede in this World Cup, however, their experience here was not a pleasant one as they lost to the West Indies and played a very close game against Nepal, winning by only four runs. India did not play their best games against the United States and South Africa at the same venue.
However, Sam Curran mentioned in the press conference that it is usually good to have some knowledge of the ground beforehand, and the Mumbai ground is a small ground with a great playing environment and some good wickets to bat on.
If the crowd is quiet, England will do well – Sam Curran’s Pat Cummins-like warning
English all-rounder Sam Curran has been coming to India to participate in the IPL for many years. He has played for Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings and will be seen in the Rajasthan Royals camp for the upcoming season.
The all-rounder is well aware of the dynamics of the Indian fans and the way they encourage their team on the field. He told that since he was a child, it has been a dream for a cricketer to come and play against India in the World Cup semi-finals on his home soil.
“As a child, you dream of taking on India in the World Cup semi-finals. If the crowd is silent, England must be performing well at that time. Hopefully, a nice, quiet stadium, but there will be noise when it starts,” said Sam Curran.
“Hopefully Abhishek will have a cool game” – Sam Curran
However Sam Curran has given particular praise to some of his teammates, including all-rounder Will Jaques, who has relished this new role for England in the lower order, and his occasional spin bowling. He has also backed Harry Brook to be the real pillar of the English team.
Despite all this, Sam is afraid of an Indian batsman, Abhishek Sharma. Although the left-handed batsman is yet to set things on fire in this World Cup, England may be haunted by a glimpse of Abhishek’s ferocious attack the last time they tour India during a series in 2025.
While expressing his opinion about Abhishek and his focus on Thursday night, he expressed his heartfelt remorse for those, including his junior team, who are stranded in the Middle East.
Curran concluded, “Our main focus is on Thursday night. Hopefully Abhishek will have a quiet game. Sorry to everyone in the Middle East affected, but our focus is on Thursday night.”
Sam Curran: Our main focus is Thursday nights. Hope Abhishek’s game remains calm. Sorry to everyone in the Middle East affected but our focus is on Thursday night.
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Sam Curran dismisses his turbulent campaign in the T20 World Cup, saying “It doesn’t matter how we played. It’s all about the day.”
England’s performance in this World Cup has not been good. They have not played the best brand of cricket, having had many close matches against Nepal, Scotland and later against newcomers Italy. However, after another set of close matches against Pakistan and New Zealand they made it to the semi-finals in the Super-8s undefeated.
Curran acknowledged that from time to time someone has interfered, although none of them have been consistent with their role. But he estimated that it was a big sign that they had all adapted well to conditions like the subcontinent.
Curran moved away from his prior performance and said that nothing good or bad matters so far; What does their game do on that decisive day?
Sam Curran said, “It doesn’t matter how we’ve played. It’s all about the day. We’re all contributing at different times. It’s exciting. All the fans will be hoping to have the right game on Thursday.”
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