Vaibhav Tripathi
England batter Harry Brook is determined to shift his focus away from the disappointment of not securing a spot in the preliminary squad for the upcoming ODI World Cup 2023 in India.
Brook faced omission from the England squad due to Ben Stokes’ decision to reverse his retirement, earning him a place in the 18-member line-up for the tournament in India. Despite his impressive performance for England in both Test and T20I formats over the last year, the 24-year-old has participated in just three ODIs throughout his career until now.
“Obviously it’s disappointing but I can’t do anything about it now. You’ve just got to move on. I’m trying not to think about it anymore. I’ve not had much conversation with Matthew [Mott] or Jos [Buttler]. They said with Stokesy coming back, I was probably going to miss out this time. He is one of the best players to ever play cricket, so I can’t really complain,” Harry Brook said on the sidelines of The Hundred competiion.
Brook has featured in just three matches for England, all against South Africa earlier this year. In these matches, he accumulated 86 runs at an average of 28.66, including a single half-century.