Former England skipper Michael Vaughan has showered praises on the Indian T20 League as being the prime reason behind India’s success in limited-overs cricket. Further on, he went on to say that the Men in Blue are favourites to clinch the upcoming 20-20 World Cup in Australia.
Recently, India have been in good form having won the T20I series by 2-1 against the Three Lions. They went on to back their performance in the first ODI as well, winning the encounter by 10 wickets. Both teams will take on each other in the second ODI at Lords on July 14 on Thursday.
India have just got to get on a roll in white-ball cricket: Vaughan
“Conditions will be different in a year and a half’s time (for the ODI World Cup) but India have just got to get on a roll in white-ball cricket. They’ve just got the build that momentum, they’ve done that in the T20 series in the manner that they’ve played,” Vaughan told Cricbuzz.
We talk about aggression, they were aggressive with the ball today, and they were aggressive on the field. That’s what you’ve got to do when you’ve things going in your favour, you’ve got to blow teams away. England are an outstanding team, so that should give India a lot of confidence,” he added.
The former England skipper also alluded to the fact that despite playing good cricket in the limited-overs formats, the Men in Blue have failed to win any major trophy including the Champions Trophy, 20-20 World Cup, and an ODI World Cup.
“I’ve said before, this Indian one-day team for long hasn’t gotten close to winning anything for a long period. They should be there or there about every single Champions Trophy, 20-20 World Cup, an ODI World Cup,” Vaughan added.
He also said that the limited-overs team of India and India’s white-ball revolution has been built on the Indian T20 league being a cornerstone towards India’s success of them and they should play in all conditions and not just at home.
“This Indian group of white-ball experts that have been built on the back of ITL, should be pushing in all conditions world. Not just at home next year. They should be able to arrive in Australia in a few months as one of the clear favourites to win that tournament. They’ve certainly got enough skill,” he added.
