T20 WC: England need to learn very quickly from warm-up games, says Jason Roy

Englands hardhitting opening batter Jason Roy has said the team needs to learn very quickly from their performances in the warmup games in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2021England defeated New Zealand on Wednesday in the warmup match but the side had to face a defeat against IndiaJason Roy said the discussion in the dressing camp after the defeat against India was around learning quickly before their opening encounter in the T20 World CupI think we played very well as that was our first game Some of our players were playing after a very long time And some had played in the IPL So the talk in the camp after the defeat that we need to learn very quickly as in this competition every game matters every ball matters So we have to learn pretty quickly said Jason Roy while replying to a query from ANIWhen asked about Ben Stokes and Jofra Archers absence in Englands T20 World Cup 2021 squad Jason Roy said Its certainly unfortunate that we dont have Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer for the T20 World Cup but we have an impressive squad for the tournament The boys have been training extremely hard Weve got players who have more than enough skill and theyll rise to the occasionJason Roy who will play as the icon player of the Delhi Bulls in the fifth season of Abu Dhabi T10 said he is looking forward to learning from the more experienced players in the tournamentI think being the icon player is a great opportunity for me to go out there and showcase my skills Its a great pleasure and I am very proud to be the icon player but its just a label I am still looking to learn from the more experienced players Theres no added pressure on me said the EnglishmanRoy said the Delhi Bulls have got an expressive team for the upcoming season Weve got a few experienced and successful senior members in the team like Dwayne Bravo and Eoin MorganI think the Abu Dhabi T10 is one of those tournaments where you have to simplify things and go out there and express yourself And our team will allow us to do just that as weve got quite an expressive team which is quite exciting he addedWhile speaking about his biggest responsibility for the Delhi Bulls this season the opening batter said Going for runs from ball 1 or the first over has come quite naturally to me and that will be my job as an opener in the T10 format as well It will be my responsibility to get the team off to a flyer The strike rate is probably the most important thing in T10Roy further said he is looking at the T10 format as another skill set to learnThe T10 format is another skill set for us cricketers to learn and its exciting for me because I have played T20 from a young age and now I am also getting a chance to play in a T10 tournament Its a lot of fun to watch the Abu Dhabi T10 and also to play in the tournament he signed offAlso Read T20 World Cup KL Rahul a major threat to Pakistan feels Matthew HaydenThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliabilitsy and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the contents in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever