England captain Eoin Morgan has recalled his team’s memorable triumph in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 against New Zealand at Lord's Cricket Ground on July 14, 2019.
The 2019 World Cup final between England and New Zealand was the most exciting contest the cricket fans ever seen as the hosts crowned champions on then boundary rule after the original match and the super over, both ended in a tie at Lord’s, as Morgan handed Britain the first-ever ODI World Cup trophy.
Morgan has termed the final of the World Cup 2019 as the most dramatic and the best game of cricket while recalling England's journey from the disastrous campaign at the 2015 ICC World Cup to attain the No.1 spot in the ICC ODI rankings and lift the prestigious trophy in front of the home crowd.
Speaking to his IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders, Morgan recalled: “In 2007, 2011, and 2015, we were badly hurt. We were unprepared, way behind in a way everybody else was playing the game, in particular 2015. We were hammered up and down in New Zealand and Australia, we struggled in pretty much every game.
But I think if that was an Ashes series in 2007, 2011, and 2015, our preparation and strategy would have been on point. So, the potential was always there but the focus wasn't.”
He continued, “The final was the most dramatic game of cricket and also the best game of cricket that has ever been played, which contributes to the hype of it. It has also lifted the profile of the game like we have never seen. The game was so tight, right till the end as tight a game as you'll ever play.”
The skipper signed off by saying, “The journey that we were on for the full four years, becoming world No. 1, being the batting team that scored the most 300s, the most 350s, the most 400s, the most 450s - building those memories along the way, memories that will last for a long period of time and friendships that will last the whole lives was probably the most rewarding thing.”
