England’s confidence has not been dented by their shock 69-run defeat against Afghanistan during the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup, according to spinner Adil Rashid.
Rashid said that England, who are the defending champions, have plenty of time to get their campaign back on track.
Afghanistan scored 284 after fifties from Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ikram Alikhil, before bowling out England for 215 to secure just their second victory at the mega event.
It was England's second defeat of the tournament, after they lost their opening game against New Zealand by nine wickets earlier this month.
"It's part and parcel of the game. We're not too concerned, it's just a game that we've lost," Rashid told reporters. "We know we've got tough competition coming up, but I'm confident we can play really well as a unit moving forward.
"We know we've still got six games, hopefully we can win and get some good momentum going forward. I'm quite confident in the squad. I'm sure we'll bounce back strong.
"You are going to have games where players are out of form but I do believe we've got the squad, we've got the team and we've got the mentality to still be hungry."
England, who will lock horns with South Africa in Mumbai on Saturday, are fifth on the points table with one win from three matches. The top four teams from the group stage advance to the semi-finals.
- Adil Rashid
