Jos Buttler just turned 36 and became on of the most feared batsman in modern day cricket after these knocks.
Jos Buttler, who turned 36 today, is highly regarded as a modern-day great to play white-ball cricket for England. Born on 8 September 1990. Buttler made his debut against India in 2011 and, since then, there has been no stopping for the wicketkeeper-batter. Played 174 ODI innings and made 5578 runs with 11 hundreds and 29 half-centuries. Whereas he has 2 centuries in T20I’s after playing 147 innings.
Here are 5 of his iconic moments that changed his career
1. Maiden Century Against Sri Lanka, 2012
Jos Buttler scored 121(74), coming to bat at number 7. Buttler proved he’s not just a finisher but a dependable middle-order batsman for the country. The century came in a losing cause, and England lost by 7 runs. With names like Alastair Cook, Joe Root and Ian bell in the squad, Jos Buttler left a mark. He had an average of 57.33 in that series in 4 innings.
2.IPL 2018
Jos Buttler showed the world his capability to play as an opener in T20 cricket and not just a random finisher. He started the season opening for Rajasthan Royals. Scored 548 in the 13 innings he played Average of 55 and a strike rate of 155.24. Announced his destructive consistency, scoring 50+ runs in 5 consecutive matches. Two 90+ scores were also included.
3. 2019 ODI Cricket World Cup Final
Jos Buttler had a very inconsistent performance throughout the World Cup: 1 century against Pakistan, but then a very dry run. He stepped up when needed the most and scored a very important 59(60) in the final against New Zealand. Helped England score 15 in the Super Over and lift the World Cup.
4. Year 2022 , World Cup and The Orange Cap
2022 was a dream year for Jos Buttler in T20 cricket. IPL 2022, he scored 863 runs in just 13 innings, with 89(56) in Qualifier 1 and 106(60) in Qualifier 2. He scored 4 centuries in the season and explained why he is one of the most destructive batsmen in World Cricket. A very memorable knock in the World Cup came against India in the semi-finals of the 2022 T20 World Cup, scoring 80(49)* in the semi-finals. Buttler scored 225 runs in 6 innings with a strike rate of 144.23, later winning the World Cup.
5. England’s 498 Against Netherlands
Jos Buttler came to bat at no.4 and scored a massive 162 in just 70 balls, helping England reach the highest ODI total of 498 runs, just 2 runs short of the 500 mark. This marked the Beginning of England as a destructive Squad in ODIs, with Jos having destructive partners like Phil Salt and Dawid Malan.
Memorable Mentions
101(67)* against Sri Lanka in the 2021 T20 world cup where England collapsed for 35/3 . 107(60)* against KKR in IPL 2024, which made it the highest Joint Run Chase in the IPL till then.
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