Former England captain Eoin Morgan feels pacer Richard Gleason could make it into the squad for the men’s T20Is. World Cup in Australia in October-November.
Morgan’s remarks came after Gleason made a dream debut in international cricket, taking the wicket of Rohit Sharma, during the second T20I at Edgbaston. Virat Kohli And Rishabh Pant finished with figures of 3-15 in four overs in a span of four balls.
Although England lost by 49 runs and have now lost the series, Morgan was impressed by Gleason’s performance. “Gleason’s debut was remarkable. England can add one more name to the list of bowlers who have contributed at the international level. He comes with the reputation of being great at the end of the innings for his county in various forms, but here he came, hit a long and quick one, and dismissed Kohli, Pant and Sharma.
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“It was extraordinary. It’s a huge discovery for English cricket and what they can build on for the next World Cup and probably the next 50-over World Cup (in India) next year. The people who have faced them, Talking to him, his yorker is probably his best ball, so if he can add fast yorker to today’s bowling, then your is the ideal bowler,” said the former England captain after the match.
Veteran England Test pacer Stuart Broad was also impressed to see Gleason at Edgbaston. “It was incredible. This is the first time I’ve seen him bowl live and I was really impressed. He has shown the qualities that you want from an international bowler. He has a very quick pace, it was express pace.” . He stuck to a plan and delivered. I can’t think of a weak ball bowled by him.”
“He bowled with a heavy length, used a bouncer, a wavering seam and a cross seam. He didn’t complicate things. He hung on to what worked for him, becoming the greatest India Wickets and batsmen cause issues. It would be nice to see Gleason on a different pitch. He is confident and we can see what slow balls and yorkers he has got,” said the 36-year-old.
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