England’s captain Harry Brook during a training session ahead of their T20 World Cup cricket semifinal match against India in Mumbai, on March 4, 2026.
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From starting the ICC T20 World Cup under immense pressure to having led from the front to help England storm into the semifinal as Group 2 topper in the Super Eight, Harry Brook has come a long way.
On Wednesday, Brook fired a salvo at India by stating that his job as captain was to make it as uncomfortable for the home team as possible during Thursday’s semifinal.
“It’s just about trying to fiddle the ball to make sure that it’s uncomfortable for their batters for as long as possible, really. They are obviously a very good side, and they can adapt to different bowlers. My job is to try and make it as uncomfortable for them as possible,” Brook said at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday.
Despite remaining unbeaten in the Super Eight, England – just like India – is yet to have a perfect game. Brook, however, hinted that having a perfect game is a fallacy. “I don’t believe that we need the perfect game to win the competition. The games that we have won have been nowhere near perfect, and we still manage to get the wins convincingly in some of them, and then tie in the other games,” Brook added.
“But it’s just the humility that we have had to be able to get across the line, the belief that everybody has shown throughout the games, and the calmness that we have had when the ball has been stood at the top of the mark,” he said.
Published – March 04, 2026 11:28 pm IST
