Buttler's innings of 38 and 75 have lifted him from 44th to 30th while Ollie Pope has attained a career-best 36th position after scoring 62 and seven.
Nasser's comment came after Woakes's match-winning performance at the Old Trafford Cricket ground which included four wickets and an unbeaten 84 in the second innings
Woakes stormed back to form with the bat as he hit a match-winning 84 not out for England against Pakistan in the first Test at Old Trafford.
With England 117/5 chasing a target of 277, Woakes joined Jos Buttler in the middle and changed the tide of the game by taking the attack to the charging Pakistan outfit.
Pakistan did not manage a single maiden during their partnership that lasted 33 overs as England bounced back from 117 from 5 to 256 for six
The pair went on the counter-attack at the fall of the fifth wicket and shared a sixth-wicket stand of 139 on day 4 at Old Trafford, with no fans present due to the coronavirus pandemic restrictions.
England struck late in the third day to stay in the hunt, taking four wickets in the final session. Woakes had contributed by dismissing Babr Azam and skipper Azhar Ali.
Woakes' performances often go unnoticed as the likes of Stuart Broad, James Anderson and Jofra Archer steal the spotlight.
Woakes grabbed five wickets to help England bowl out West Indies for 129 in the second innings of the final Test as the hosts claimed the Wisden Trophy with a 2-1 series victory.
Woakes feels applying saliva on the ball is a habit and it will take some practice to get rid of it when cricket resumes.
Chris Woakes is one of the 18 bowlers who were picked by the ECB to start individual training.
India are currently leading the World Test Championship which has been thrown out of gear due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which saw the postponement of a number of series.
England all-rounder Chris Woakes revealed that he pulled out of IPL to be with his pregnant wife, but said that he didn't need to officially announce his withdrawal.
Cricket in England has come to a standstill since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom where nearly 3000 have died of the infection.
Woakes was roped in by Delhi Capitals for his base price of Rs 1.50 crore in the IPL auction.
Chris Woakes and Stuart Broad bagged six and four wickets respectively in the fourth innings as England folded Ireland for 38 in their chase of 182.
While chasing 352-run target, Pakistan finished on 297 in 46.5 overs as England won the series 4-0 with the first match rained off.
Woakes is certain that bowlers from the visiting teams would do their homework before entering the ICC showpiece.
Besides skipper Virat Kohli, the franchise retained 13 others, including former Protea captain AB de Villiers and New Zealand quick Tim Southee.
Woakes picked up three wickets in the morning session to negate India's solid start. Thereafter, Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane put on 159 runs partnership.
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