With the England and Wales cricket squad announced for the upcoming T20 internationals as they welcome New Zealand for a series, we take a look at the impact that the famous 2019 World Cup win had on bringing younger people towards the sport.
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00:00 2019 was a springboard year for cricket.
00:05 England hosting and winning the ICC World Cup for the first time in their history, having
00:09 been runners-up and agonising three times before.
00:13 The involvement in cricket amongst youngsters following the final skyrocketed and has been
00:18 built year on year ever since.
00:22 It's really important the England win back in 2019 engaged, empowered and gave an experience
00:29 to us all of what it's like to watch a home nation win an amazing global competition.
00:39 A fantastic bit of cricket history for the nation with many incredible community stories
00:44 emerging after it.
00:46 With hero Ben Stokes backing the team for the next bit of white ball cricket for the
00:49 side, it'll guarantee more younger fans watching to be inspired and get involved in cricket.
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