Liam Plunkett Credits Indian Premier League (IPL) For Helping Players

Birmingham: Going into the World Cup, England were considered favorites, but a couple of losses, including one to Sri Lanka, saw them stranded in a position where they needed to win two of their last three group games to qualify for the knockouts. While they lost the first one to Australia, they came back strongly to beat India and New Zealand to finish third in the group stages and qualify for the semi-finals.

English bowling star Liam Plunkett believes that playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) has helped the current generation of England players to be better equipped to handle the pressure of big-match situations.

“It’s a matter of how you deal with pressure, it’s not a bad thing that it’s there. People can thrive on it, people step out there and enjoy those moments. Other people have played under pressure, they’ve played in IPL and competitions around the world,” Liam Plunkett pointed.

The pacer feels that the losses in the middle of the group stages have also made the team a lot stronger in their approach as they look to win their maiden 50-over title. IANS

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