World Cup exit ‘a tough pill to swallow’ for England’s Jacob Bethell after maiden T20 ton

Bethell’s third international century in loss by India ‘My game’s evolved a lot over past six or seven months’ Jacob Bethell described England’s T20 World Cup semi-final defeat by India as “a tough pill to swallow” after his first century in the format failed to prevent his team’s elimination in Thursday’s record-obliterating Mumbai run-fest. The 22-year-old had never scored a senior hundred in any format and for any side when he first broke into the England team towards the end of 2024. Bu...

By Simon Burnton in Ahmedabad