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India.com
2 days ago
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- India.com
Joe Root is not chasing Sachin Tendulkar's record says his teammate, name is...
Joe Root is not chasing Sachin Tendulkar's record says his teammate, name is... New Delhi: Jos Buttler said on his YouTube channel For the Love of Cricket that England's legendary batsman Joe Root has no desire to break Sachin Tendulkar's record. In the Manchester Test, Root overtook Ricky Ponting to take second place in the list of players who have scored the most runs in Test cricket. Now Root is only behind Sachin (15,921) with 13,409 runs. Buttler said – this is not his way of playing Buttler said, 'He does not want to break Sachin's record because he does not play cricket like this nor does he think from this perspective. He just enjoys cricket.' Buttler also said that if Root stays fit, this achievement is completely achievable. Has scored 21 centuries after Covid Buttler praised Root's form and said, 'He has scored 21 centuries since Covid. He is in the best form of his life and it is wonderful to watch him play.' Stuart Broad expressed concern Former fast bowler Stuart Broad asked, 'Do you think he will be able to make this record? He is 34 years old and will soon be 35. Many players struggle with form or fitness at this age.' To this, Buttler replied, 'I think things are going in Root's favor.' Root's strength is love for cricket Buttler said, 'Root has never been a player who feels disillusioned with cricket after 2-3 years. When England won only one Test out of 17 and he was the captain, he still played well.' He further added, 'He does not think about records. He just likes to play and win for England. It will be interesting to see whether he stays at number 2 or reaches number 1.' Root's magic will be seen in the Oval Test The fifth and final Test match of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy will start at The Oval from Thursday. Everyone's eyes will be on Root to see if he plays a big innings again.
Indian Express
2 days ago
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- Indian Express
‘Joe Root not thinking about beating Sachin Tendulkar's record', says Jos Buttler
Joe Root's 248-ball 150 in the fourth Test in Manchester last week proved to be a landmark innings. The 34-year-old went past each of Rahul Dravid, Jacques Kallis, and Ricky Ponting to become the second-highest runscorer in Test cricket history. And while he remains in good form and has a few good years left in his Test career, his former teammate, Jos Buttler, does not believe the Yorkshire batter will be aiming to surpass Sachin Tendulkar to take the top spot on that elite list. In his 286th Test match innings last week, Root reached 13,409 runs, leaving him 2512 runs behind Tendulkar's haul of 15,921. Buttler believes that the landmark is still attainable for his former teammate, but he does not think the record will be on his mind while he bats. 'He's not hunting down Sachin Tendulkar because that's definitely not the way he plays his cricket or how he sees it,' Butler said on his YouTube channel, For the Love of Cricket. 'But he is number two on an incredibly elite list, with what seems like, if he stays fit, quite an attainable kind of thing, which is absolutely mindblowing.' 'He has got 21 hundreds since COVID. He is obviously in the form of his life and it is awesome to watch,' he added. Former England fast bowler and co-host of the recently-launched podcast, Stuart Broad, posed a question to Buttler: 'Do you sit there and think it's a given that he is going to do it? He is 34, going on to 35. Not many players have never had a loss of form or an injury problem but he has just always been fit and scoring runs. So is there any part of you that thinks 'he might not get there'?' To which the former England ODI captain backed his former teammate. 'It might just be a bit more in his favour,' Buttler said. 'Hunger is never an issue I see with Root. He isn't going to wake up in 2-3 years and think he doesn't have the love for batting or playing for England. He has just been playing so well, even during that period when England won one game in 17 and he was captain.' 'But he just doesn't see it like that at all. Which I think is the great thing about him. He just loves playing and winning matches. So it's going to be pretty cool to watch whether he stays at No. 2 or scales that Everest and goes to No.1.'
United News of India
18-07-2025
- Sport
- United News of India
Buttler challenges Lancashire to win biggest T20 games
London, July 18 (UNI) Jos Buttler said Lancashire Lightning must rise to the challenge of winning the "big prize" if they want to claim only their second T20 Blast title. Buttler top-scored with 77 in Lancashire's win at old rivals Yorkshire at Headingley on Thursday to secure a top-two finish in the North Group with one match to spare. That guarantees a home quarter-final in September as they chase a spot in Finals Day at Edgbaston later that month. Since the competition began in 2003, Lancashire have qualified for the knockout stages 18 times, but their sole success remains in 2015. "We've been a really consistent team but we haven't won the big prize enough," Buttler told BBC Radio Lancashire. "We have to find a way to win and the quarter-final is our next challenge." Buttler and Liam Livingstone are the only players left at Lancashire from their T20 Blast title triumph a decade ago. The Red Rose have been back to Finals Day on three occasions since then, but have won only one game out of four on the biggest domestic stage. They have avoided a trip to South Group powerhouses Surrey and Somerset by finishing in the top two and can look forward to one more game at Emirates Old Trafford. "Lancashire has a history of playing well in T20 cricket," Buttler added. "We've had a really good side for a number of years so it's important we can make the most of that. "We've got a really good team and it's important we drive that forward, try to get into Finals Day and go all the way." UNI BM
Time of India
18-07-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Jos Buttler creates history, joins elite company in T20 cricket
England batsman Jos Buttler (Photo by) Jos Buttler achieved a significant milestone by completing 13,000 runs in T20 cricket during Lancashire's Vitality Blast match against Yorkshire at Leeds on Thursday. The England wicketkeeper-batter became the seventh player to reach this landmark, scoring 77 runs off 46 balls with eight fours and three sixes at a strike rate of 167.39. Buttler's T20 career statistics now stand at 13,046 runs in 431 innings across 457 matches, averaging 35.74 with eight centuries and 93 fifties. His highest score remains 124. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! The elite list of players who have crossed the 13,000-run mark includes Chris Gayle (14,562 runs), Kieron Pollard (13,854 runs), Alex Hales (13,814 runs), Shoaib Malik (13,571 runs), Virat Kohli (13,543 runs), and David Warner (13,395 runs). In T20 internationals, Buttler leads England's run-scoring charts with 3,700 runs in 137 matches at an average of 35.92 and a strike rate of 147.05, including one century and 27 fifties. He captained England to victory in the 2022 T20 World Cup. Poll Should Jos Buttler be considered one of the greatest T20 players of all time? Yes, absolutely! No, there are better players His Indian Premier League career has been equally impressive, accumulating 4,120 runs in 121 matches at an average of 40.00 and a strike rate exceeding 149. He has scored seven centuries and 24 fifties in the IPL, winning the title with Mumbai Indians while also representing Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans. In the Vitality Blast tournament, Buttler has amassed 2,669 runs in 113 matches at an average of 32.54 and a strike rate over 149, including 21 fifties with a highest score of 83. His T20 career spans across various leagues including the IPL, SA20, The Hundred, and Big Bash League, establishing him as one of the format's most accomplished batsmen. Catch Rani Rampal's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 4. Watch Here!
Indian Express
16-07-2025
- Sport
- Indian Express
‘Nitish Reddy was the most vocal on Day 3', ‘chirpy' Washington stoked trouble as England met ‘fire with fire', say Buttler and Broad
Former England pacer Stuart Broad and limited-overs wicket-keeper Jos Buttler felt that India all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy and Washington Sundar invited trouble with their on-field antics on days three and four during the Lord's Test that eventually ended in heartbreak for the visitors. The 22-run defeat came after India off-spinner Sundar sounded confident of his side's win prior to the final day's play. Despite losing four wickets in a 193-run chase in a short burst before stumps on the penultimate day where he picked up four English wickets, Sundar said that India would wrap up the victory by Lunch on the fifth day. 'Definitely India winning, probably just after lunch…,' Washington had told Sky Sports. 'We are sitting pretty and we will come out positive. We have some solid batters in the dressing room. 'We have all day but there needs to be the perfect plan. It is exciting in every way. Winning the Lord's Test would be amazing.' The Tamil Nadu spinner's words would come back to bite him as a collective English unit led by Jofra Archer and captain Ben Stokes would reduce them to their second-narrowest defeat away from home by 22 runs. Walking in at 7, the left-handed Sundar fell for a duck as Archer completed a splendid catch of his own bowling. You cannot do that Jofra Archer! Out of this world 😱 — England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 14, 2025 'There's a little clip of when Washington came out to bat and (Brendon) McCullum over the balcony, sort of you know telling everyone to raise it, it's the guy who's been chirping. You set yourself up, don't you? It's horrible. But you're like, no, everyone's all over me. I could have just come out here and tried to, you know, have a good game and try my best,' said Buttler on the For the Love of Cricket podcast. 'But now everyone knows that what I've said in the media last night, and this is going to be, everyone's after me. Even McCullum, possibly the only time he didn't have his feet up. He's leant forward to say, come on. Let's ramp it up for this guy.' Buttler said the simple pep talk for England would have involved watching a replay of Sundar's interview. 'I wonder if he's just sort of, you know, got his words out wrong, you know, hopefully we'll win. But it was the proper incredible confidence. Yeah, we're going to win. Someone will have heard about that in the dressing room. It's almost like instead of anyone having to say anything this morning for England you could have just played that interview and that would have got people so fired up,' said Buttler. A post shared by For The Love of Cricket (@loveofcricketpod) Meanwhile, veteran Broad also picked up on how all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy faced a fiery spell from the English bowlers, led by the searing Archer as he came out to bat with India reeling at 82 for seven post Sundar's dismissal. Broad revealed that the fiery six-minute exchange between the Indian fielders and England openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett, spurred the home team on, with Nitish becoming a primary target after his vocal presence in the slips. Broad relayed Archer's revelation that it was a team plan to meet with 'fire with fire' after incident involving Crawley on Day 3. 'Jofra bowled quick, bowled his fastest spell in England shirt, up the hill at the nursery end, flying through at 92 mile an hour. I said, 'God, I've never seen you like as fired up as that.' And he said, actually, it was a team plan. They've (India) had a go at Zach Crawley. We've got to meet fire with fire here. '(Rishabh) Pant's dismissal was my favourite, but he bounced Reddy first ball and everyone came in. Duckett, (Harry) Brook, (Joe) Rooty, getting stuck into Reddy because reports came back from the middle when Crawley and Duckett were out there that Reddy was the most vocal,' said Broad.
