England captain Harry Brooke on Thursday said he hoped it would be a record-breaking T20 World Cup, with fans treated to batting blitzes and 300-plus scores.
Sri Lanka’s men’s 260/6 in 2007 is the highest score in the previous nine editions of the tournament.
The 2026 T20 World Cup, co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, begins on Saturday and England will play all their Group C matches at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium and Kolkata’s Eden Gardens.
“There are plenty of grounds in India where you can have 300-plus scores,” Brook told reporters at the captain’s media day in Mumbai when asked if he thought such high totals were possible.
“The wickets are good with fast outfields and very short boundaries.
“So, yeah, you have to go out there fearlessly, try to hit the ball without worrying about getting out.”
England progress to the World Cup with a 3-0 T20 series win in Sri Lanka this week.
In the previous ODI series against the same opposition, Brook scored 136 off 66 balls.
His team is expected to reach the Super Eight from Group C, which features two-time winners West Indies, debutants Italy, Nepal and Scotland.
Harry Brook won’t draw a line when asked if 2010 and 2022 champions England are among the title favorites ahead of Sunday’s opener against Nepal at the Wankhede Stadium.
“We’ll play it game by game and see where we land in two weeks,” Brook said.
“We are confident and we want to go all the way through the tournament,” said Brook, who is in charge of a global tournament for the first time since replacing Jos Buttler as white-ball captain last year.
He admitted that he might try to “lose” some toss as it can be a gamble in India and Sri Lanka as to whether batting first or bowling first will yield better results.
“Obviously, snow can be a factor in some different stadiums,” Brook said.
“Once you get there, you have to try to assess the pitch.
“Boss (coach Brendon McCullum) and I, we’ll have a chat about it here and there. Usually we’ll come to the conclusion that we don’t have a clue.
“So we’ll try to miss the odd toss, but no, you have to try and factor in what you think the ice, the opposition and the pitch might do.”