I'm just happy to have played my part: Reece Topley

LONDON: Tall left-arm quick Reece Topley was incredibly pleased to have played his part in contributing to England's 1win in the second ODI against India at Lord's on Thursday.

Topley was named player of the match in the win over India at Lord's for his amazing spell of 6/24 in 9.5 overs, the best-ever figures by an England bowler in ODIs.

"It was a terrific team performance to bounce back from the other day and I'm just happy to have played my part. It means a lot and makes it all worthwhile, to be honest. It was just over the stand where I had surgery three years ago (due to stress fracture in the back at the Wellington Hospital), so it's come full circle, which is crazy," said Topley after the match.

Topley has been a consistent presence in England's white-ball sides for over a year and is aiming to be a constant presence in the team under the captaincy of Jos Buttler and head coach Matthew Mott.

At Lord's, he took out openers Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan in power-play before taking out a dangerous looking Suryakumar Yadav and finished off the match with scalps of Mohammed Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal and Prasidh Krishna for his career-best performance in ODIs.

"Of course, it's everyone's dream to play for England and I just want to pull on the shirt as often as possible and play my part in winning games for England in the World Cups, whoever is touring. It is a privilege every time. It's a big game at the weekend, try and wrap up the series. Hopefully, we do that, and whatever is next," stated Topley. IANS

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