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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.
NDTV
15-07-2025
- Sport
- NDTV
India Star Accused By Own IPL Teammate Of Unnecessarily Firing Up England At Lord's
Where did India lost the third Test against England at Lord's? A day after the pulsating cricket match that saw sledging from both sides, some terrific fight and Ravindra Jadeja 's epic rearguard, it's time to find answer to that question. India had their moments, but they were given big jolts, sometimes due to lapse in concentration and sometimes due to the brilliance of the England bowlers and fielders. Jos Buttler, England star, said Washington Sundar 's statement on Day 4 that India would win the match in the first session could have triggered England. Coincidentally, Sundar and Buttler play for the same IPL team - Gujarat Titans. "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." Buttler said that interview would have fired up England. "Has he actually said that? Washington Sundar's interview where he says about, you know, 'when India win tomorrow, when we go 2-1 up'. And I thought, 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, you know, incredible confidence. Yeah, we're going to win. And it's always one of those moments where you're like, you don't miss a thing, do you, in this day and age? 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,' Buttler said on 'For The Love Of Cricket' podcast. "There's a little clip of when Washington came out to bat and 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. 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, who's possibly the only time he didn't have his feet up. He's came forward to say, come on. Let's ramp it up for this guy.' India lost the match by 22 runs despite some brilliant resistance from the lower order. England lead the five-match series 2-1 with the fourth Test beginning on July 23.
Time of India
15-07-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
IND vs ENG: Shades of MS Dhoni in Ravindra Jadeja at Lord's - England cricketer draws comparison
London: India's batter Ravindra Jadeja plays a shot during the third day of the third Test match between India and England, at the Lord's Cricket Ground, in London. (PTI Photo/R Senthilkumar)(PTI07_12_2025_000422A) England wicketkeeper-batter Jos Buttler has compared Ravindra Jadeja 's monumental effort to that of former India captain MS Dhoni . Jadeja rallied India's fight on the final day at Lord's but failed to take India home, as England won the third Test by 22 runs to go 2-1 ahead in the five-match Test series. "Jadeja is an incredible cricketer," Buttler said on For the Love of Cricket, his new podcast with Stuart Broad. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! "He's one of those players India turn to. You sort of knew in this run chase, he was going to be a main character because he's that kind of personality, and he's the one that has that bit of something about him. He fights. He is always in the big moments. "If KL Rahul was going to be the calm guy to try and take it through, Pant was probably going to be the opposite—with a bit of dash and trying to win it in an hour—whereas Jadeja has that sort of stickability and 'I'm going to try and be here till the end.' It was Dhoni-style, really, just like, 'I'm going to hope you crack first,'" said Buttler. India vs England: India fall short at Lord's, England lead series 2-1 Later in the podcast, Buttler also explained how well Jadeja batted with No. 10 Jasprit Bumrah and No. 11 Mohammed Siraj . "What I loved most was the way he went about it and how committed he was to his plan. "The amount of faith he showed in No 10 and 11, I think, did wonders for them. I think they buy into that—when you give someone trust and you say, 'We can do this. This is how we are going to win the game.' "Jadeja gave them a clear role—'This is what I need from you.' Bumrah and Siraj, two very feisty, competitive, proud guys, put their bodies on the line. Absolutely, they're not the best batters, but it's like they're going to find a way. "Whether he got it right or wrong, I don't think is necessarily the point, but the conviction that he had in his plan and the way he was going to execute it—probably a plan that no one thought was worthwhile—that's what stood out," he said. Catch Rani Rampal's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 4. Watch Here!
