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Time of India
a day ago
- Sport
- Time of India
Jos Buttler bids emotional farewell to late father: 'Thank you for everything'
Jos Butler (Image credit: ICC) NEW DELHI: England cricketer Jos Buttler has shared a heartfelt tribute to his late father, who passed away a week ago. The 33-year-old posted a touching photo on Instagram of himself with his father holding the 2019 Cricket World Cup trophy — a cherished reminder of England's historic triumph. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! "Rest in peace Dad, thank you for everything," Buttler wrote in the caption. Despite the personal tragedy, Buttler chose to take the field for Manchester Originals against Oval Invincibles in The Hundred. The team wore black armbands in honour of his father. It proved to be a tough outing for the wicketkeeper-batter, who was dismissed for a four-ball duck. After seven seasons with Rajasthan Royals, Buttler joined Gujarat Titans for the IPL 2025 season. He enjoyed an outstanding campaign, scoring 538 runs in 14 matches at an average of 59.77, with a highest score of 97* and five half-centuries. He finished with a strike rate of 163.03. Catch Rani Rampal's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 4. Watch Here!
Yahoo
19-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Buttler powers Gujarat Titans to 7-wicket win over Delhi Capitals in IPL
Buttler powers Gujarat Titans to 7-wicket win over Delhi Capitals in IPL Gujarat Titans' Jos Butler and Sherfane Rutherford run between the wickets to score during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) Gujarat Titans' Jos Butler gets medical attention after a muscle pain during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) Gujarat Titans' Jos Butler plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) Gujarat Titans' Rahul Tewatia with batting partner Jos Butler celebrates after wining against Delhi Capitals during the Indian Premier League cricket match at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) Gujarat Titans' Jos Butler plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) Gujarat Titans' Jos Butler plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) Gujarat Titans' Jos Butler and Sherfane Rutherford run between the wickets to score during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) Gujarat Titans' Jos Butler gets medical attention after a muscle pain during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) Gujarat Titans' Jos Butler plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) Gujarat Titans' Rahul Tewatia with batting partner Jos Butler celebrates after wining against Delhi Capitals during the Indian Premier League cricket match at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) Gujarat Titans' Jos Butler plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — Jos Buttler scored 97 not out off 54 balls as Gujarat Titans beat Delhi Capitals by seven wickets to move atop the Indian Premier League on Saturday. Buttler hit 11 fours and four sixes as Gujarat completed the chase with four balls to spare. Advertisement Sherfane Rutherford scored 43 off 34 balls and put on 119 off 69 balls for the third wicket — their century stand taking Gujarat to 204-3 in 19.2 overs. This was after Delhi Capitals put on 203-8 (20 overs) with skipper Axar Patel top-scoring with 39 off 32 balls. The win lifted the Titans to the top of IPL points' table (10). Delhi slides down to second — also on 10 points but with a lower run-rate. Chasing a tall score, Gujarat lost skipper Shubman Gill for seven runs — run-out with a direct hit from Karun Nair. It brought Buttler to the crease, as he put on 60 off 35 balls with Sai Sudharsan for the second wicket. Advertisement Sudharsan scored 36 off 21 balls before he was out caught off Kuldeep Yadav in the eighth over. Gujarat was placed at a comfortable 74-2 at that point. Buttler reached 50 off 32 balls, and then picked up the scoring pace in Rutherford's company. The duo put on the highest third wicket partnership for Gujarat in IPL history. Their 100-run partnership came off 54 balls, but the game took a sudden twist toward the finish — Rutherford was out caught in the penultimate over off Mukesh Kumar, leaving 10 needed off the last six deliveries. Rahul Tewatia smashed a six and a four off two balls from Mitchell Starc to leave Buttler stranded at the other end. Advertisement Earlier, Delhi was put into bat and was able to put on a sizable score despite lacking a match-winning contribution. Abhishel Porel was out for 19 while opening partner Nair scored 31 off 18 balls with two sixes. Delhi kept losing wickets at regular intervals, as pacer Prasidh Krishna picked 4-41 in four overs. The big moment came when Krishna trapped Lokesh Rahul lbw for 28 off 14 balls in the fifth over. Delhi lost a wicket every time they put on a partnership. Axar Patel and Tristan Stubbs (31) put on the innings' best stand — 53 off 36 balls — but another timely dismissal left them in the lurch. Siraj dismissed Stubbs in the 15th over. Advertisement Ashutosh Sharma's cameo — 37 off 19 balls with three sixes — allowed Delhi to cross 200. In Saturday's second game, Rajasthan Royals hosts Lucknow Super Giants. ___ AP cricket:
The Guardian
18-02-2025
- Business
- The Guardian
New franchise owners in The Hundred pushing for IPL-style auction next year
The Hundred could introduce an IPL-style open auction next year with the new investors who have bought stakes in the eight franchises pushing for unlimited budgets to attract the best players in the world. Under the existing regulations the Hundred Player Draft operates on the basis of franchises taking turns to pick players at a number of set salary levels controlled by the ECB, rather than entering an open bidding war. While the Hundred salary pot has increased by 25% this season, with the highest men's contract worth £200,000 and the best-paid women earning £65,000, there is a strong feeling amongst the new owners that it is insufficient. Jos Butler and Jofra Archer will both be paid more as individuals by their IPL teams this year than the entire playing budget of a men's Hundred franchise. With a maximum budget of £1.17m for 15 players in the men's competition the Hundred salary cap is less than half the highest individual IPL salary, with Rishbah Pant signed for £2.54m by Lucknow Super Giants at last November's mega auction in Saudi Arabia. A new shareholder committee featuring the chief executives of all eight franchises and representatives from the ECB will be set up to examine player salaries and other operational issues in the next few months. The first meetings are set to take place at the start of the domestic season, with a decision on the nature of next year's player draft expected in September. While there is no possibility of Hundred pay rising to IPL levels despite the wealth of new owners such as the Ambani family, who now own 49% of Oval Invincibles, and the Sillicon Valley investors who paid £145m to partner with the MCC at London Spirit, all the new investors agree that salaries should rise significantly. This year's pay levels put the Hundred on a par with the Big Bash, although all those teams are owned by Cricket Australia who have strongly resisted private investment. The Hundred's current limitations were demonstrated earlier this week when former England batter Alex Hales opted to sign more lucrative deals to play for LA Knight Riders in the United States' Major League Cricket and Trinbago Knight Riders in the Caribbean Premier League this summer. Steve Smith and Pat Cummins both chose MLC over the Hundred last year due to the higher salaries on offer, and while the competitions do not clash this summer, there is an overlap with the CLP. With no prospect of the Board of Control for Cricket in India relaxing their ban on India's male players signing for overseas franchises, there is agreement that the quickest way to grow the competition is to increase playing budgets, with the introduction of an open auction emerging as a real possibility. The current Hundred Draft is a two-stage process, with franchises permitted to retain up to 10 players from their existing squads before making their selections, with last season's bottom-placed team getting first pick and the champions choosing last. Sign up to The Spin Subscribe to our cricket newsletter for our writers' thoughts on the biggest stories and a review of the week's action after newsletter promotion Moving to an open auction could lead to a backlash from players' union, the Professional Cricketers Association, due to fears that wage increases would disproportionately benefit overseas stars. The PCA accused the ECB of a 'lack of respect' when this season's salaries were announced in December due to an increase in the gender pay gap and a growing disparity between the highest and lowest pay bands.
