India has to face England in the semi-final match of T20 World Cup 2026 and before this match, bowling coach Morne Morkel has said that now Team India will have to focus on winning this match and now this is what matters. India, the defending champion of the T20 World Cup, was considered a strong contender, but its performance in the tournament so far has been up and down. He faced a do or die situation against West Indies, but somehow he won and now he has to face a strong team like England in the semi-finals. Morne Morkel also knows that England is a dangerous team and it will not be so easy to win against them.
It is not so easy to win against England…
Morne Morkel said in a press conference in Mumbai, ‘England is a good team, they play well. If you expect that we will bowl out England for 120 or 150 runs, then it is not right to expect so. We are in the semi-finals and have reached here only by winning. We know that in India the margin of victory and defeat is very less. The Indian bowling coach said, ‘It does not matter how you reach the semi-finals. What matters is how you are going to perform in the next two matches.
There is no guarantee of victory…
Morkel said, ‘We have not talked about the perfect match. Our team is talented and any player can give his best performance when needed. We hope that we will be successful in performing well in the last two matches also. We all know how the game works and there is no guarantee of success. But we get a chance to come out on the field and give our best performance and that is our aim. It is a big opportunity for us against England. I hope that our players will follow their strategy and achieve good results.
England team is dangerous
Former South African fast bowler Morne Morkel said that the victory against England last year no longer matters and this team is very dangerous at the moment. Morkel said, ‘The England team is very clever, they have many talented players in their team and they have depth in their batting, which makes them a very dangerous team. Morkel further said, ‘He has many options in bowling. I think the way they play T20 matches, the way they fearlessly try to turn the match in their favor, they will get chances and that is what makes them a dangerous team. I think there will be an exciting match between two aggressive teams on Thursday.