In the T20 World Cup 2026, 20 teams will try to show their strength by taking the field. There are only a few teams among these who will be under pressure to win the title. Most teams will try to leave their mark by performing well. But out of these 20, England will be one team which, apart from better performance and winning the title, will have another pressure - discipline. Yes, there will be pressure on the team captained by Harry Brook to remain disciplined and to ensure that the players live up to it, it has been decided to impose a curfew on the English players on the Sri Lanka tour before the World Cup.
It may seem strange and surprising to read but it is going to happen. The English team is on Sri Lanka tour to prepare for the World Cup, where 3 ODI and 3 T20 matches are to be played between the two. This series is going to start from 22nd January. But even before that it has been decided to ban the players. According to a report, English players will be under curfew during the Sri Lanka tour, under which they will have to reach their hotel rooms by 12 o'clock in the night.
Now if you are wondering why such a restriction has been imposed, then the reason for it is recent developments. In fact, just a few weeks ago the English team was on Australia tour for the Ashes series, where it had to face a shameful defeat of 1-4. The team's performance was constantly under question, but amidst the continuous defeats, pictures of some players drinking till late night and doing unruly activities under the influence of alcohol were revealed, due to which the English team was heavily criticized and criticized.
Just before this series, during the ODI series on New Zealand tour, team captain Harry Brook was involved in a fight in a nightclub in Wellington, in which the club's bouncer raised his hand on him. This incident also came to light after the Ashes defeat. According to reports, this incident happened in a club in Wellington just before the third ODI match. For this, ECB had imposed a fine of 30 thousand pounds (about Rs 30 lakh) on Brook.
