{"id":364253,"date":"2026-07-10T21:25:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T15:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=364253"},"modified":"2026-07-10T21:25:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T15:55:00","slug":"england-captain-harry-brook-targets-t20-world-no-1-rating-after-india-demolition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/10\/england-captain-harry-brook-targets-t20-world-no-1-rating-after-india-demolition\/","title":{"rendered":"England captain Harry Brook targets T20 world No.1 rating after India demolition"},"content":{"rendered":"

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England captain Harry Brook admits England are \u201ceyeing up\u201d the world No.1 spot after sealing a dominant T20 series victory over India.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The hosts thrashed India by nine wickets at Bristol on Thursday to take an unassailable 3-0 series lead ahead of the ultimate rubber in Southampton.<\/p>\n

Victory on the Utilita Bowl on Saturday would see England replace India at the highest of the lads\u2019s world T20 rankings.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo beat India 4-0 can be a reasonably special series win, to go primary on the earth can be even higher,\u201d Brook said after guiding England to a different one-sided success with an unbeaten 79 from 35 balls.<\/p>\n

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MATCH-WINNING STAND: Phil Salt (left) and Harry Brook steered England to victory in Bristol.
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Major aim<\/h2>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been told if we win the following game we go to world primary and that\u2019s definitely a prize we\u2019re eyeing up.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s our primary aim, we would like to go on the market and beat them convincingly.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel we\u2019ve got such a very good side and everybody\u2019s buying in to what me and Baz (coach Brendon McCullum) are doing.\u201d<\/p>\n

It’s under a fortnight since England suffered a Test series defeat to Latest Zealand and captain Ben Stokes shocked the game by retiring from international cricket.<\/p>\n

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BROOK\u2019S BLAST: Harry Brook celebrates reaching 50 runs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Good path<\/h2>\n

Asked if the following T20 form had modified the mood of English cricket, Brook said: \u201cThe white-ball side\u2019s been on a very good path if I\u2019m being brutally honest.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been playing extremely good cricket and adapting to the surfaces very well.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a very good World Cup and fell just in need of 250 in a (semi-final) chase on the Wankhede Stadium (against India), which is incredible.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt may need modified the mood slightly bit, but we\u2019ve still got one game to play. Hopefully we are able to go to world primary and beat a really strong Indian side.\u201d<\/p>\n

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ARCHER IMPACT: Jofra Archer helped keep India\u2019s batters in check.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Adapted<\/h2>\n

England had hammered India by 125 runs at Trent Bridge on Tuesday and were in no mood to let the visitors grab a series lifeline within the West Country.<\/p>\n

Jofra Archer (two for 20) and Josh Tongue (two for 38) were within the wickets again.<\/p>\n

Sam Curran and Will Jacks only conceded 24 and 28 runs from their respective 4 overs to limit India to an under par 158 for seven, which was only achieved through skipper Shreyas Iyer\u2019s unbeaten 80.<\/p>\n

Brook and opener Phil Salt, who made an unbeaten 59 from 42 balls, saw England home with a brutal partnership of 146 as England won with 37 balls to spare.<\/p>\n

The skipper added: \u201cWe adapted to the surface very well.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe thought bowling top of the stumps, using your cutters and barely shorter of a length was the toughest to hit, especially cross-batted.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe executed very well and the communication from the coaches on to the sphere was exceptional.\u201d<\/p>\n

READ MORE:<\/em><\/strong> Harry Brook half-century helps England claim T20 series win over India<\/p>\n

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England captain Harry Brook admits England are \u201ceyeing up\u201d the world No.1 spot after sealing a dominant T20 series victory over India. The hosts thrashed India by nine wickets at Bristol on Thursday to take an unassailable 3-0 series lead ahead of the ultimate rubber in Southampton. Victory on the Utilita Bowl on Saturday would […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":364254,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20675],"tags":[15022,5370,7450,5386,1937,56,19100,6521,5543,7815,813],"class_list":["post-364253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket","tag-brook","tag-captain","tag-demolition","tag-england","tag-harry","tag-india","tag-no-1","tag-ranking","tag-t20","tag-targets","tag-world"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t