‘To beat India 4-0 would be pretty special’: Harry Brook throws down gauntlet ahead of series finale

BRISTOL, ENGLAND – JULY 9: Captains Shreyas Iyer of India and Harry Brook of England shake hands. (Photo: Dan Istitene/Getty Images) England captain Harry Brook has set his sights on finishing the T20I series against India in style, with a series whitewash and the No.1 ranking in the ICC Men’s T20I rankings firmly in his team’s sights.Having secured an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series, England head into the T20I final in Southampton full of confidence after dominating India throughout the competition. A win in the fifth and final match would not only complete a memorable 4-0 series triumph, but would also see England replace India as the top T20I team in the world.

Current ICC Men’s T20I Team Rankings

Rating Team matches PointsRating1India5715.3152692England379.867267Brook admitted that the prospect of climbing to the top of the table had become a major source of motivation for his side.“We’ve been told that if we win the next game we’ll go to world number one and that’s definitely the prize we’re looking at,” Brook told a news conference. Despite India’s struggles in the series, Brook was quick to acknowledge the quality of the opposition while praising England’s execution.“India is a strong side. It probably hasn’t been as good as it has been in the last few years, but we are really happy with how we executed our plans,” he added. The England captain believes that completing a clean sweep against one of the strongest T20 teams in the world would be a significant achievement for his side.“To beat India 4-0 would be a pretty special series win to be honest, and to get to world number one would be even better. That’s our main aim. We want to go there and try and beat them convincingly again. We have to go to Southampton and try and assess the conditions as best we can and that’s something we’ve done well in this series so far,” concluded Brook.

The dominance of England under Harry Brooke

England’s remarkable consistency under Brook was one of the biggest reasons for their rise. Since taking over the captaincy, the Three Lions have won 19 of the last 22 completed T20Is, a run that included a semi-final appearance at the 2026 Men’s World T20 Cup where they were knocked out by eventual finalists India.