England have undergone a major transformation in white-ball cricket since being unceremoniously dumped out the 2015 World Cup during the group stage and have emerged as one of the favourites for the June 1-18 one-day international tournament. Billings said his interaction with players from other leading nations during IPL Twenty20 matches for the Delhi Daredevils convinced him of a new-found respect for his country's limited-overs prowess. "There is a buzz around the reputation of the England team in white-ball cricket... it's amazing to think about that transition from two years ago." "The development of 50-over cricket has got that much closer to the T20 format. This year we've had more players at the Big Bash (seven) and eight players at the IPL, which shows a lot of strength.

Source: bd News24 May 05, 2017 05:48 UTC