In a time when many players vie for a single spot in team, England don't hesitate to play two wicketkeeper-batsmen in Jos Buttler and Jonny Bairstow. It is Buttler's extraordinary batting skills that made his team afford an extra batsman with keeping gloves. In a short span of time, Somerset-born Buttler has become the most prominent T20 player in the history of England cricket. In 2014, he thrice scored then fastest ODI centuries by an England batsman. His thrilling knocks came against Sri Lanka, New Zealand and Pakistan at Lord's, Edgbaston and Dubai respectively. Buttler debuted in T20Is in August 2011, against India at Manchester, while his first ODI match came against England at Colombo in October 2018. He had to wait for his maiden Test, which he played against India at Southampton in July 2014.
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Star England skipper Jos Buttler came forward and denied Ravi Shastri's claims on England holding just one net session in India series.
As India and England gear up for the third and final ODI of the series in Ahmedabad, here is a look at the respective playing XIs for both sides.
India vs England Highlights: India defeated England in the second ODI to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Rohit Sharma's century and strong contributions from Shubman Gill, Axar Patel and Shreyas Iyer took India home in a 305-run chase.
India will take on England in the second ODI of the three-match series in Cuttack on Sunday, February 9 with an aim to seal the series. India have a big selection call to make if Virat Kohli is fit and back in the side while England will hope to stay alive in the series and take it to the decider.
India vs England Live Cricket Score: The three-match ODI series between India and England begins on February 6 in Nagpur. The series will be used as a dress rehearsal for the ICC Champions Trophy as both teams look to nail down their combinations and try out a couple of players.
The T20I assignment is done and dusted and had a relevance in itself but the upcoming ODI series can't be looked at in isolation, with an ICC event breathing down its neck. Hence, both India and England would be looking to fine-tune their preparations in these three matches, starting in Nagpur.
The ECB recently came forward and announced England's playing XI for the upcoming first ODI against India, star batter Joe Root makes his much awaited return to the format.
Jos Buttler made a cryptic comment during the toss in the fifth T20I against India at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Buttler seemingly took a dig at the Indian team after the concussion substitute debate about bringing Harshit Rana in for Shivam Dube in the fourth T20I.
India defeated England by 15 runs in the fourth T20I. However, the game made the headlines for the match referee Javagal Srinath allowing pacer Harshit Rana as all-rounder Shivam Dube's concussion substitute in the second innings.
England captain Jos Buttler led the team 50 times in T20I cricket. With that, he equalled India cricketer Virat Kohli's tally. Among England cricketers, only Eoin Morgan is ahead of Buttler at the moment.
IND vs ENG Playing XIs: India are currently ahead in the five-match T20I series 2-1 and they will be looking to seal the series today itself. On the other hand, England will be looking to level the series and take it into the decider. Here are the playing XIs:
India defeated England in the fourth T20I by 15 runs after scripting comebacks in the latter half of both innings. Shivam Dube and Hardik Pandya took India to 181 after they were in trouble. The bowlers helped them make another comeback to win the match and take a 3-1 series lead.
England defeated India by 26 runs in the third T20I of the series at Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot. Despite the defeat, Varun Chakravarthy was adjudged Player of the Match for his five-wicket haul in the game.
Jos Buttler made 45 runs from 30 balls as he unleashed his strokes once again in the second T20I against India at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Buttler has registered a major batting record against India in T20I cricket.
Jos Buttler completed 12,000 T20 runs in the first T20I against India at Eden Gardens in Kolkata The England captain led by example, scoring 68 runs off 44 deliveries. However, the other batters struggled to get going as England posted 132 runs in the first innings.
IND vs ENG 1st T20I Match Score Highlights: India steamrolled England in the first T20I of the five-match series in Kolkata. Abhishek Sharma's 79-run knock led India's run chase of 133 at Eden Gardens. India have taken a 1-0 lead in the series and will look for more wins now.
India will take on England in the first T20I of the five-match series at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Suryakumar Yadav and Jos Buttler, the two tentpole names in modern white-ball cricket, will lead teams filled with explosive batters through the order and pacy bowling attacks.
England captain Jos Buttler shared an update on their participation against Afghanistan in the upcoming Champions Trophy. He stated of being informed about the situation but believes that boycotting the match may not be the right decision.
IND vs ENG live streaming: The T20 world champions India will take on Jos Buttler-led England side in the five-match T20I series starting on January 22 in Kolkata. The hosts will also welcome back the veteran pacer Mohammed Shami but will be without Jasprit Bumrah.
England skipper Jos Buttler is not too worried about playing five T20 Internationals ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy that will be played in the One-Day format. Perhaps, he is looking forward to facing the full-strength Indian team in the T20I series.
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