Despite being disappointed after getting knocked out of the T20 World Cup following their semi-final defeat to India, England skipper Harry Brook insisted that he is extremely proud of the way England fought against the hosts during their seven-run loss at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday.
“Disappointed, but extremely proud. Couldn`t ask for much more as a captain. We`ve had an amazing campaign and I said the other day that we`re never out of games and that`s proven again tonight [Thursday] that we were in the game all the way until the last over. I`m just extremely proud of the boys and all the boys should be extremely proud of themselves as well,” Brook said during the post-match press conference on Thursday.
Brook also admitted that giving a new lease of life to Sanju Samson affected England’s campaign. The England skipper dropped an easy catch at mid-on from Samson when he was on 15, and then he went on to score a match-winning 89.
“Yeah, catches win matches. Unfortunately, it didn`t stay in my hands. It`s just one of those things, I didn`t catch it. He [Samson] played a very good innings as well and arguably won them the game,” Brook said.
Brook, who was dismissed by pacer Jasprit Bumrah (1-33) through Axar Patel’s brilliant catch, lavished praise on Bumrah and rated him as the best bowler in the world. “He’s [Bumrah] a very good bowler, arguably the best of all time at the minute. And yeah, he`s been a very good bowler for a long time,” Brook added.
