Jos Buttler

Joseph Charles Buttler MBE is an English cricketer who is the captain of the England cricket team in limited overs cricket, and previously played for the England Test team.

In domestic cricket he represents Lancashire, having previously played for Somerset, and has played in multiple Twenty20 leagues, including for Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League. Buttler is known for his highly innovative and aggressive batting style, especially in limited overs cricket. He was part of the England team that won the 2019 Cricket World Cup. Under his captaincy, England won the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup.

Early life:

Buttler was educated at King’s College, Taunton, where he displayed his early talent in cricket.

Buttler played extensively for Somerset’s youth teams, appearing at Under – 13, Under – 15 and Under – 17 level. He made his senior club cricket debut for Cheddar before moving to Glastonbury in the 2006 season, aged just 15, taking three catches and 15 runs as wicket-keeper. Later in the same season, he made his first appearance for Somerset Second XI, scoring 71 in the second-innings, and taking six catches in the three-day match against Nottinghamshire Second XI.

Domestic Career:

• First – class debut: for Somerset in September 2009, replacing the injured Justin Langer for the County Championship match against Lancashire
• He made his maiden first – class century in his fourth County Championship match, scoring 144 runs in an innings characterised by “dogged determination and decent range of shots.

International Career:

• T20I debut on 31 August 2011 for England against India
• ODI debut on 21 February 2012 for England against Pakistan
• Test debut on 27 July 2014 for England against India
• He was the vice – captain and a crucial member of the England team that won the 2019 Cricket World Cup, and made the run out during the Super Over which sealed victory in the final.
• He was appointed captain of England’s limited overs teams in June 2022. He captained England to victory at the 2022 T20 World Cup, top – scoring for England at the tournament.
• He is England’s second – most-capped T20I player behind Eoin Morgan.
• Along with Adil Rashid, he holds the world record for highest seventh – wicket stand in ODIs: 177 against New Zealand during their 2015 tour of England.
• He is England’s highest run – scorer in T20Is, and is one of only five Englishmen to score a T20I century.
• As a wicket – keeper, he holds the England record for most dismissals in both ODI and T20I formats.

Major Achievements:

• He was the vice – captain and a crucial member of the England team that won the 2019 Cricket World Cup, and made the run out during the Super Over which sealed victory in the final.
• He was appointed captain of England’s limited overs teams in June 2022. He captained England to victory at the 2022 T20 World Cup, top – scoring for England at the tournament.
• He is England’s second – most-capped T20I player behind Eoin Morgan.
• Along with Adil Rashid, he holds the world record for highest seventh – wicket stand in ODIs: 177 against New Zealand during their 2015 tour of England.
• He is England’s highest run – scorer in T20Is, and is one of only five Englishmen to score a T20I century.
• As a wicket – keeper, he holds the England record for most dismissals in both ODI and T20I formats.