England star all-rounder Sam Curran said that is important to do well for the team whenever he is provided with the opportunity. Sam Curran was the Player of the Tournament when England lifted the T20 World Cup in Australia last year. The youngster has been an impressive performer for England since his return from injury.
Sam Curran was impressive for England in the 2nd ODI against Bangladesh Curran scored 33 off 19 deliveries with the bat picking up 4 wickets to help England to win the series.
Speaking to the media, After winning the match Sam Curran said: “It is a quality squad at the moment, There are a lot of guys who have been on the Test tour who will come back in. Any time you play in a team for England you want to put in a performance but it shows we’ve got a great squad with Jof, Woakes, and Woody being back now as well.
Sam Curran stressed that they are a lot of quality bowlers on England’s side and added that it is good to have Archer, Woakes, and Mark Wood back in the squad.
“Everyone has had a tough year with injuries and everyone is pleased to see the quality of the bowlers we have around. You saw how great the Test team was bowling as well,” he stated.
England will play their Final ODI against Bangladesh on March 6 and followed by the three-match T20 series against them starting on March 9.
It Is About Enjoying It And Not Putting On Too Much Pressure – Sam Curran
The 24-year-old is aiming to put his best foot forward for a place in the squad for the ODI World Cup later this year. He said that conditions will dictate the selections of the team for the world cup and added that it is about enjoying the game and not taking too much pressure.
“It is an exciting time and hopefully we can give the captain and coach some good decisions to make but right now I’m sure the bowlers just want to keep performing and be in that 15 for the World Cup. Conditions will dictate if there is the extra pace or extra spin, so it is about enjoying it and not putting on too much pressure.”
Earlier in the IPL auction, Sam Curran became the most expensive buy ever in the history of the Indian Premier League as Punjab Kings bought him for Rs 18.50 crore on Friday at the mini-auction. This will also mark his return to Punjab Kings where he made his IPL debut in 2019. He will look to put an impressive performance in Indian conditions to make his case strong for the ODI world cup.