Jason Roy has been one of the Pillars on which Modern English team has been built
Jason Roy has become a crucial member of England's Limited-overs squad ever since he debuted for them in 2014. He is the player in the mould of Mathew Hayden who likes to Stamp their authority over the bowlers right from the start.
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He was kind of swashbuckling opener England desperately needed after a debacle in 2015 World cup. The team's disastrous performance in 2015 World Cup led to a complete overhaul of their squad and adopted a new ultra-aggressive approach under the skipper Eoin Morgan.
Jason Roy symbolizes this new approach adopted by English team as he strikes from ball one without fear. He has a career strike rate of 104.35 which backs the fact. This year, he has been in very good form as he scored 780runs at an average of 45.88 in 17 matches so far.
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Balakrishna has been a cricket writer at Sportskeeda for almost seven years. A sport that he has been following and playing since he was eight, Balakrishna enjoys the intensity of the sport, skills and strategies applied to get a result out of nowhere, and the thrill that it gives. He also played as a medium pace bowling all-rounder in four inter-college tournaments, winning twice.
Balakrishna’s all-time favorite cricketers are Sachin Tendulkar and Rohit Sharma. He admires Sachin’s stellar performances against legendary bowlers, along with his discipline and humility. Meanwhile, he is a big fan of how Rohit turned around his initial struggles to build a successful career.
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