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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Chasing a stiff 223 for victory, Eoin Morgan (57*), Jos Buttler (57) and Jonny Bairstow (64) scored fifties as England beat South Africa by five wickets to clinch the three-match series 2-1.
England's limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan heaped praise on Jos Buttler, calling him "one of our greatest" cricketers in white-ball cricket.
After Jos Buttler suggested that cricket could do away with stump mics, Former England captain Michael Vaughan has reacted strongly to his comments.
Buttler was found to have breached Article 2.3 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to "use of an audible obscenity during an international match
Jos Buttler was found to have breached Article 2.3 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to "use of an audible obscenity during an international match".
The stump mic picked up Jos Buttler launching an angry tirade at Vernon Philander after he appeared to get in the way of a throw to the wicketkeeper.
Jos Buttler also said he is looking at South Africa wicket-keeper batsman Quinton de Kock for inspiration.
Ashwin recently said on Twitter that he would mankad any batsman who is out of crease during IPL 2020 season.
Ravichandran Ashwin had created quite a stir earlier this year during Indian Premier League 2019 when he had Mankad-ed England's Jos Buttler during the match between Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals
Buttler couldn't take the gloves at the start of Day 3 of the first test on Saturday and Jonny Bairstow stood in. Bairstow is also a specialist keeper and has kept wicket in tests before.
Clive Llyod, who captained the West Indies from 1974 until 1985, will join the likes of Gary Sobers, Everton Weekes and Vivian Richards to receive the accolade.
Triple H congratulated England on their World Cup win and presented them with a custom WWE belt.
Jos Buttler was at the thick of things in the 2019 World Cup final against New Zealand and in the end, he came out victorious and a world champion.
As MS Dhoni celebrates his 38th birthday on July 7, The ICC has released a tribute video for India's wicketkeeper-batsman.
The Aussie coach compared England's explosive batsman to MS Dhoni, adding that he is an 'unbelievable cricketer'.
England's wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler believes that England haven't played like the way they did against Sri Lanka in a 'long time'.
Joe Root scored 105, while Buttler scored 103 in the second game against Pakistan in World Cup 2019.
The Eoin Morgan-led England side will begin their 2019 World Cup campaign in the tournament opener against South Africa on May 30.
Former Australia captain Mark Waugh picked Kohli as his No.1 choice while Buttler and Finch finished second and third respectively.
Jos Buttler has been in tremendous form over the last couple of months and is expected to be England's middle-order linchpin in the 2019 World Cup.
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