Jos Buttler moves into elite club, becoming second England player to do so Cricket News
Jos Buttler On Tuesday, he became the second England cricketer to play 200 one-day internationals, adding another milestone to his illustrious international career. The veteran wicketkeeper-batsman reached the landmark in the first ODI of the three-match series against India at Edgbaston, Birmingham. Only former England captain Eoin Morgan made the most appearances for England in the tournament, finishing his career with 225 ODIs. Buttler made his ODI debut against Pakistan in Dubai on 21 February 2012 and has since established himself as one of England’s finest white-ball players. He has played a key role in England’s emergence as a dominant limited-overs side over the past 13 years, including their historic victory in the 2019 ODI World Cup. The 34-year-old also served as England white-ball cricket captain before handing over the reins to Harry Brooke. England elected to bat first after winning the toss at Edgbaston. Captain Brook said the surface looked good for batting and hoped it would help the spinners later in the game. “We’re going to have one with the bat today. Looks like a good surface, not quite sure what to expect, but we’re going to have a good chance with the bat first. Hopefully we can get a little bit of spin in the second innings,” Brooke said at the toss. India captain Shubman Gill admitted that he would prefer to bowl first but welcomed the return of several senior players to the team. “Yes, most of the senior players are definitely back. We have got Virat Bhai, Rohit Bhai, KL and Boom back in the team. So this experience will be huge for us,” Gill said. Virat Kohli He returned to international cricket after nearly seven months after missing the home ODI series against Afghanistan due to a leg injury. India fielded three frontline seamers in the form of Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna and Gurnoor Brar, while Shivam Dube made his ODI debut in almost two years. England XI: Jacob Bethell, Ben Duckett, Joe RootHarry Brooke (c), Jos Butler (wk), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Jofra Archer, Liam Dawson, Josh Tonge, Adil Rashid. Indian XI: Rohit SharmaShubman Gill (c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Gurnoor Brar, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna.
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