Former England captain Nasser Hussain said the defending champions collapsed as a unit in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 and their form has deserted them.
A lot was expected of England heading into the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 after their 2019 heroics but the defending champions have failed to deliver and the eight-wicket thrashing at Bangalore's M. Chinnaswamy Stadium was their third straight loss and fourth overall.
England tackle Sri Lanka in Bangalore's M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday knowing that a fourth defeat in five games would shatter any realistic hopes of sneaking into the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 semi-finals.
Abrar Ahmed was included in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 squad as a travelling reserve with pacer Mohammad Wasim Jnr., and batter Mohammad Haris rather than the 15-member squad.
Legendary cricketer Mushtaq Ahmed said a bowler will develop a wicket-taking mindset only when they are not scared of conceding boundaries following Pakistan's loss to Afghanistan in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at Chennai's Chepauk Stadium.
Former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed is currently leading the Karachi Whites in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2023 final against Faisalabad at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium.
Australia pacer Mitchell Starc took the wickets of Sri Lanka's Dhananjaya de Silva and Lahiru Kumara in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 fixture at Lucknow's Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium.
Abdullah Shafique, who replaced the out-of-form Fakhar Zaman, is one of the sport's hottest prospects after he made 201 in a Test match against Sri Lanka in July.
The 27-year-old left-hander reached the milestone when he reached nine in his 67th ODI innings in a career which started with a hundred on debut, also against Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi in 2017.