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Jos Buttler Appointed The New White-Ball Captain Of England

The English cricket board has appointed Jos Buttler as the new captain of the men’s white-ball team. The news comes after former captain Eoin Morgan decided to hang up his boots and retire from international cricket. He has been a deputy for Morgan since 2015.

The 31-year-old has often stepped in and captained the Three Lions leading them in nine ODIs and five T20Is. Buttler’s most recent outing as a captain came in the recently concluded ODI series against the Netherlands. The wicket-keeper batter took charge of the Three Lions in the third ODI in Amstelveen last week.

Buttler’s first task as full time captain of the Three lions will be a three match T20I and One Day International series against India. England is set to take on the Men in Blue in 3 T20I’s from 7th July onwards which will be followed by 3 ODIs. Later on, the Three Lions are scheduled to play the Proteas’ straight away with South Africa touring England for white ball games in the month of July.

Jos Buttler’s statement as England’s white-ball captain 

Buttler shared that it was a ‘great honour’  for him to get the opportunity to captain England. He shared how glad he is to take over the captaincy from Morgan while speaking about the learnings. He said, “It has been the most memorable period for everyone involved. He has been an inspirational leader, and it has been fantastic to play under him. There are lots of things that I have learnt from him that I’ll take into this role.”

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The 31-year-old added, “There is excellent strength in depth in the white-ball squads, and I’m looking forward to leading the teams out for the series that are coming up against India starting next week and later in July against South Africa. It is the greatest honour to captain your country, and when I have had the chance to step in the past, I have loved doing it. I can’t wait to take this team forward.”

Buttler will be focused to come out with a strong performance in the highly anticipated ICC T20 World Cup, which will be played in Australia  in October. He would be also look to work with new white-ball coach Matthew Mott, as the Three Lions look to defend their 50-over World Cup title next year.

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