Bridgetown [Barbados], Following his team's 10-wicket loss to England in their ICC T20 Super Eights World Cup clash, United States of America (USA) all-rounder Corey Anderson said that although There are many things to improve for the country in their cricket, the players can still hold their heads high after a historic qualification to the Super Eights stage.
Jordan's four-wicket haul, including England's first T20I hat-trick and captain Jos Buttler's massacre with the bat, were the highlights as the defending champions stormed into the semi-finals with a 10-wicket win over the United States in Barbados. Although the United States has been eliminated from the tournament with three defeats in Super Eights, the victory against Pakistan and the fight shown against India and South Africa in crucial games have definitely helped the ICC associate member attract a lot of eyeballs and win hearts. of fans around the world.
After the loss, in the post-match press conference, Anderson said: "I mean, there are probably a lot of areas where we need to improve. We're still a partnership nation, we're growing and trying to get a bigger pool of players. Getting past the Super 8 was obviously a historic occasion for the United States, but we wanted to prove that we were worthy of being in that Super 8 and I think in the first game against South Africa we did a really good job." "The last two games just haven't come. to that point, but that's what happens in these Super 8 competitions: the bigger guys really start to show up and are hitting their stride right at the end of this competition, the more images they have of us, we're a. unknown coming into the competition, and that's part of cricket.
"As soon as they see you and you do a couple of things, everyone starts turning around and wondering what's going on, how do we get them out, where are the weaknesses and where are the strengths. I think the guys have probably found themselves. "I'm a little lacking in that sense, but I repeat, it's a great learning experience."
"We don't play these big teams often or at all. So anything we can play against these guys is hugely valuable. Again, moving into another two-year cycle of playing the World Cup in India, I think it's going to be a lot of help to look back. It's probably a little raw right now, obviously, but yeah, there's a lot to learn from that," he concluded. Regarding his own performances, Anderson admitted that he was "mediocre" regardless. that different players supported the team's cause.
"Unfortunately I couldn't step in and help when the wheels were probably falling off a little bit. But again, that's cricket, it's a short competition in the whole scheme of things and you get caught in the jump and it can get a bit into pear-shaped. So it was probably showing a little bit of a glimpse today, but it was probably also too late," he added.
In five innings, Anderson scored 66 runs at an average of 16.50 and a strike rate of 91.66, with the best score being 29. He also took one wicket. Much was expected of Corey given his status as a former New Zealand cricketer. On the atmosphere within the team, Corey said the players are "hurt and disappointed" but expressed the need to look at the bigger picture, which is the disappointment Losing to big teams now and knowing full well that they can do better means the team can give more to their fans and the sport.
"I think the public perception and expectations of us probably still are that we're a partner nation, and yes, we are. But we have extremely good talent in the U.S., and this was a big step to show that. I think that the guys can hold their heads up high and be proud of what they've done because, again, I think we've probably turned the world's attention to the United States to say we're here to play," he added.
On what this performance means for American cricket and the sport in the country, Anderson said "the sky is the limit." "Obviously, in recent years there have always been rumors about what is happening in America with cricket." , and obviously we watched Major League Cricket last year and we've had a lot more guys eligible to play in America and that's been able to grow the pool of players. "You've seen some of the talent on display here today and what we can offer and hopefully in the next few years we can grow that as well," he added.
Anderson said organic growth of the game will take time and the United States is trying to make the most of its exposure to the big competition and bilateral series.
"Ideally we can get some bigger countries to come across and they'll just be learning experiences for the guys and the Major League next month will obviously be a big, big thing again for American cricket. Yeah, and hopefully that can be another "Another successful campaign," he concluded. Coming into the game, England won the toss and put the United States to bat first. Nitish Kumar (30 off 24 balls, with a four and two sixes), Corey Anderson (29 off 28 balls, with a six) and Harmeet Singh (21 off 17 balls, with two fours and a six) played crucial knocks, but England bowled the co-hosts for 115 runs in 18.5 overs.
Chris Jordan (4/10) was the pick of the England bowlers. Adil Rashid (2/13) and Sam Curran (2/23) also played very well for England.
England chased down the target in just 9.4 overs, with captain Buttler (83* in 38 balls, with six fours and seven sixes) and Phil Salt (25* in 21 balls, with two fours) unleashing a carnage on the United States. Jordan managed to take a hat-trick, taking four wickets in his third over.
Rashid took home the 'Man of the Match' award.
Jordan's four-wicket haul, including England's first T20I hat-trick and captain Jos Buttler's massacre with the bat, were the highlights as the defending champions stormed into the semi-finals with a 10-wicket win over the United States in Barbados. Although the United States has been eliminated from the tournament with three defeats in Super Eights, the victory against Pakistan and the fight shown against India and South Africa in crucial games have definitely helped the ICC associate member attract a lot of eyeballs and win hearts. of fans around the world.
After the loss, in the post-match press conference, Anderson said: "I mean, there are probably a lot of areas where we need to improve. We're still a partnership nation, we're growing and trying to get a bigger pool of players. Getting past the Super 8 was obviously a historic occasion for the United States, but we wanted to prove that we were worthy of being in that Super 8 and I think in the first game against South Africa we did a really good job." "The last two games just haven't come. to that point, but that's what happens in these Super 8 competitions: the bigger guys really start to show up and are hitting their stride right at the end of this competition, the more images they have of us, we're a. unknown coming into the competition, and that's part of cricket.
"As soon as they see you and you do a couple of things, everyone starts turning around and wondering what's going on, how do we get them out, where are the weaknesses and where are the strengths. I think the guys have probably found themselves. "I'm a little lacking in that sense, but I repeat, it's a great learning experience."
"We don't play these big teams often or at all. So anything we can play against these guys is hugely valuable. Again, moving into another two-year cycle of playing the World Cup in India, I think it's going to be a lot of help to look back. It's probably a little raw right now, obviously, but yeah, there's a lot to learn from that," he concluded. Regarding his own performances, Anderson admitted that he was "mediocre" regardless. that different players supported the team's cause.
"Unfortunately I couldn't step in and help when the wheels were probably falling off a little bit. But again, that's cricket, it's a short competition in the whole scheme of things and you get caught in the jump and it can get a bit into pear-shaped. So it was probably showing a little bit of a glimpse today, but it was probably also too late," he added.
In five innings, Anderson scored 66 runs at an average of 16.50 and a strike rate of 91.66, with the best score being 29. He also took one wicket. Much was expected of Corey given his status as a former New Zealand cricketer. On the atmosphere within the team, Corey said the players are "hurt and disappointed" but expressed the need to look at the bigger picture, which is the disappointment Losing to big teams now and knowing full well that they can do better means the team can give more to their fans and the sport.
"I think the public perception and expectations of us probably still are that we're a partner nation, and yes, we are. But we have extremely good talent in the U.S., and this was a big step to show that. I think that the guys can hold their heads up high and be proud of what they've done because, again, I think we've probably turned the world's attention to the United States to say we're here to play," he added.
On what this performance means for American cricket and the sport in the country, Anderson said "the sky is the limit." "Obviously, in recent years there have always been rumors about what is happening in America with cricket." , and obviously we watched Major League Cricket last year and we've had a lot more guys eligible to play in America and that's been able to grow the pool of players. "You've seen some of the talent on display here today and what we can offer and hopefully in the next few years we can grow that as well," he added.
Anderson said organic growth of the game will take time and the United States is trying to make the most of its exposure to the big competition and bilateral series.
"Ideally we can get some bigger countries to come across and they'll just be learning experiences for the guys and the Major League next month will obviously be a big, big thing again for American cricket. Yeah, and hopefully that can be another "Another successful campaign," he concluded. Coming into the game, England won the toss and put the United States to bat first. Nitish Kumar (30 off 24 balls, with a four and two sixes), Corey Anderson (29 off 28 balls, with a six) and Harmeet Singh (21 off 17 balls, with two fours and a six) played crucial knocks, but England bowled the co-hosts for 115 runs in 18.5 overs.
Chris Jordan (4/10) was the pick of the England bowlers. Adil Rashid (2/13) and Sam Curran (2/23) also played very well for England.
England chased down the target in just 9.4 overs, with captain Buttler (83* in 38 balls, with six fours and seven sixes) and Phil Salt (25* in 21 balls, with two fours) unleashing a carnage on the United States. Jordan managed to take a hat-trick, taking four wickets in his third over.
Rashid took home the 'Man of the Match' award.
