England’s Jos Buttler in motion in opposition to India in the course of the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup 2026 Semi Last on the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India, March 5, 2026. — Reuters
Former England captain Jos Buttler stated he nonetheless desires to play for the nationwide aspect after taking a break from cricket within the wake of their semi-final exit from the Twenty20 World Cup.
The 35-year-old managed solely 87 runs in eight matches on the match as England have been eradicated by India earlier this month, and he has recorded just one half-century throughout his final 4 Worldwide Cricket Council occasions.
Buttler stated he hopes to be a part of England’s squad after they host India for a white-ball collection in July however is aware of choice is out of his arms.
“Obviously I had a poor tournament, which is disappointing, but I’ve been playing some of the best cricket of my (career) in recent years, so hopefully I can get back to playing my best,” he stated on his podcast For the Love of Cricket.
“I certainly have ambitions but no longer being a captain, I’m not a selector and whatever, so what will be will be. We will see.”
Buttler frolicked along with his household in France after the match and stated cricket was the furthest factor from his thoughts.
“Obviously the tournament didn’t go personally how I’d have liked it to go, and I just felt like I needed some space from cricket and not to think about the game, and I could not have been further away from cricket where I was in that week,” he added.
Whereas questions have been raised over England coach Brendon McCullum’s place following the crew’s 4-1 Ashes defeat in Australia, in addition to their World Cup exit, however Buttler backed the management group and T20 captain Harry Brook.
“There’s lots happened to him over the last six months – great performances, a few off-field things – and he’s dealt with that really well and led very well as a captain in his first ICC tournament as captain,” Buttler stated of Brook.
“I’m obviously hopeful that England cricket can stick with them and move forward.”
Buttler travels to India this week to affix Gujarat Titans forward of the brand new Indian Premier League season, which begins on March 28.
