Birmingham: Glad to have performed brilliantly against India India On debut, England pacer Richard Gleeson feels he might get a chance to play T20s if he keeps on performing World Cup later this year.
Gleason dismisses Indian captain Rohit Sharma, the much-awaited trio of star batsmen Virat Kohli and wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant, on his fifth, seventh eighth ball in the second T20I, which the tourists won by 49 runs.
The 34-year-old finished with impressive figures of 3/15.
“It’s great to make your debut, but it’s really about winning the game of cricket at the end of the day. So it’s disappointing to lose, but personally, great start,” Gleason said in a post-match press conference.
With the T20 World Cup approaching, Gleason, who started playing professional cricket at the age of 27, hopes to make it to the marquee event.
“You want to play on the big occasions, right? So yeah, why not? I’ll just watch the next game and go from there.
“(England selection) was nowhere near my radar. It was just to play at the highest level that I could. I just want to play cricket and enjoy it as much as I can. Who knows? If I keep performing, anything can happen.”
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After setting a target of 171 runs, Indian bowlers led by Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled brilliantly to bundle out the hosts for 121 runs to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
“I think maybe they (India) were a little over-par.
“And then he started well with the ball. So it’s always going to put us on the back foot and he bowled well. But T20 cricket can be like this at times.
“You play the game hard, so sometimes you come out, sometimes you don’t. If you’re going to play like this you’re going to have to take the rough with the smudges, and I don’t think we’re going to be behind in the next game.” Will go away.”
The right-handed batsman suffered a career-threatening stress fracture in his lower back in 2020. Describing the injury, Gleason said, “I was not thinking of retirement. This is something that would have been imposed on me.
“(Recovery) was a long, slow process. Unfortunately, due to my age, it takes a little longer to recover from things like this. But (replaying) it all makes sense. ,
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