It hasn’t fairly gone the way in which England would have preferred however skipper Jos Buttler on Wednesday (February 5, 2025) stated the continuing tour of India is “nearly as good a preparation as you may have” for this month’s Champions Trophy given the similarities in situations with Pakistan the place his crew might be based mostly for the occasion.
Buttler additionally believes that veteran batter Joe Root will play a pivotal function in each the ODI sequence in opposition to India, beginning Thursday, and the upcoming Champions Trophy, given his expertise.
England, coming off a disappointing 1-4 T20I sequence loss, has acquired a much-needed enhance with Root’s return. The seasoned batter, who has 171 ODIs underneath his belt, lately loved a profitable stint in SA20 with Paarl Royals, additional reinforcing his kind.
“Root is likely one of the nice gamers of the sport, so in all of the codecs right here he is clearly been an important a part of ODI cricket for England for a very long time,” Buttler instructed reporters on the eve of the primary ODI right here.
“He is received a great deal of expertise in ODI cricket, which might be nice for a number of the guys who have not performed as a lot in our group. He is been an important participant for England in all codecs, and we really feel like he is received a vital function for us to play in these video games.” The ODI sequence serves as England’s ultimate preparation earlier than the Champions Trophy, the place Buttler and his crew will start their marketing campaign in opposition to Australia on February 22 in Lahore.
“As preparation goes for any event, I believe taking up India in India is at all times going to be an important problem and nearly as good a preparation as you may have,” Buttler stated.
“The situations right here in India could also be related (to these in Pakistan). Every floor that we play at at all times has their very own nuances and a little bit little bit of distinction. We’re at all times attempting to adapt to that,” he added.
The England captain reaffirmed his crew’s dedication to the aggressive model of cricket that has come to outline it.
“We need to discover methods to place stress on the opposition with the bat. You have to take wickets, I believe, and it is essential you see how, should you let guys again for a time frame, they’ll go on to harm you.
“So, we’ll be determined to try to discover methods of taking wickets,” he stated.
“It is at all times about execution, actually. Whether or not you need to be aggressive, you need to be conservative, you need to be measured, you have nonetheless received to go on the market and execute it and play it effectively,” he added.
Buttler was all reward for under-fire India skipper Rohit Sharma, who will look to regain kind within the sequence.
“If I look again at that World Cup (2023), the 2 groups within the ultimate have been taking part in a very optimistic and aggressive spherical of cricket, you consider the way in which Travis Head took that ultimate on with the bats, so that you see it may be profitable,” he stated.
“Clearly, Rohit takes a whole lot of credit score for the way in which he is come out and performed himself as a captain and pushed India extra in the direction of that model of cricket, so completely, we need to be precisely the identical.” The expansion of T20 cricket and resurgence of Checks has raised severe questions over the relevance of the 50-over sport, and issues for its future. Buttler stated he too understands the doubts.
“I am not sure (about ODI’s future). I’ve actually loved 50-over cricket. It is at all times been one in all my favorite codecs. However it’s actually been pushed a little bit bit in the direction of the margins within the current years and the way in which scheduling is, and clearly the rise of T20 and franchise cricket.
“However I nonetheless consider should you speak to guys about profitable a World Cup, they’d most likely say a 50-over World Cup forward of a T20 World Cup in the mean time. Whether or not that continues to be the case shifting ahead, I do not know,” he stated.
“However the schedules are at all times the factor. If you will get one of the best gamers on the park, taking part in in opposition to one another in regardless of the format, I believe individuals are at all times going to be excited to look at it,” Buttler added.
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