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[Saba Sports News] All-rounder Liam Livingstone, who is part of England’s 15-member squad for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, seems optimistic about performing well in the tournament, starting on 5th October in India. Livingstone recalled the 2019 50-over World Cup win and last year’s T20 World Cup victory.
Middle-order batter and part-time spinner Livingstone weighed in on England’s performance in the 2019 World Cup and the 2022 T20 World Cup, opining that their experience of winning these tournaments could come handy in the upcoming ICC event.
“It’s huge. The experience of 2019 probably helped us last year in 2022 with the lads we had out there. Certainly Stokesy [Ben Stokes], in particular, having played a massive role in 2019, I have no doubt it gave him the clarity to do that in ’22. Like I said, we’ve got a lot of experience in our group, a lot of cricket played under our belts. The lads have got great memories of World Cups, the last two have gone well, so hopefully we can continue that,” Livingstone said as quoted to inews.co.uk.
The 30-year-old also mentioned the role of England’s Test captain Ben Stokes, who has come out of ODI retirement to play in the 2023 World Cup.
“It’s great. Any team with Ben Stokes in it is a better team. Everybody loves having Ben around, it’s not just on the pitch but in the changing room, away from cricket. He’s just a great competitor and I think anybody in the world would have Ben Stokes in their team. It’s a massive boost for us and I’m sure Ben’s looking forward to it,” he added.
Notably, the defending champions England will face runner-up New Zealand in the World Cup 2023 opening match on 5th October in Ahmedabad.