There are only four players under the age of 30 in England’s 15-man squad, with some expected to end their one-day careers after the ongoing tournament in India.

In four years’ time, Root, 32, would love to still be playing.

“The landscape is forever changing, but I can’t imagine not being there unless I’m not good enough.”

As England’s all-time leading run-scorer in international cricket, Root ranks second only to Eoin Morgan in one-day internationals.

At this World Cup, he is one of nine England players who were part of the squad that won the trophy on home soil in 2019.

Ben Stokes came out of one-day retirement to play in India, while most of the others, as well as Dawid Malan, who did not play in 2019, will be in their late 30s by the time of the next tournament in South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe.

“I’ll get pushed before I retire from ODIs,” Root said, when asked if he had any plans to retire from the format.

In England’s first two World Cup games, a defeat to New Zealand and a victory over Bangladesh, Root has scored 77 and 82 runs.

On Sunday, the holders will face Afghanistan in Delhi, knowing victory will place them in the top four.

“Each team in this tournament poses a slightly different threat,” said Root. “To counter that, we need to be incredibly adaptable.”.

In the last game against Bangladesh, we were considerably better than we were in the first game.