India, May 21 -- Discarded England opener Jason Roy has opened up on being dropped for the 2023 World Cup in the last minute. The right-handed batter revealed that it took a huge chunk out of him mentally as being dropped from a 50-overs World Cup squad hurt him immensely.

Why was Jason Roy dropped from 2023 World Cup squad?

Three weeks from the date of the start of the multi-nation tournament, the selectors made a dramatic last-minute change, drafting in Harry Brook from Roy, who was part of England's World Cup-winning squad in 2019. The 35-year-old was part of the provisional squad but the back spasm prevented him from featuring in the series against New Zealand as Dawid Malan opened with Jonny Bairstow in the 2023 World Cup. Roy, who...