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“This is why at the moment he’s the best”: Michael Vaughan in awe of Jos Buttler after his stupendous knock vs Sri Lanka at ICC T20 World Cup 2021

Gurpreet Singh
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"This is why at the moment he's the best": Michael Vaughan in awe of Jos Buttler after his stupendous knock vs Sri Lanka at ICC T20 World Cup 2021

Michael Vaughan heaps praise of Jos Buttler after his outstanding knock versus Sri Lanka during ICC T20 World Cup 2021

The Super 12, Group 1 match of the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup between England and Sri Lanka at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium is underway with Sri Lanka winning the Toss and along expected lines decided to field first, in what is a do-or-die match for them.

England on the other hand are, for the first time batting first in this World  Cup and it would be interesting to see how they approach their game while defending a total, with the dew likely to make an appearance once again. They have chased in all the three matches they have won so far.

Nonetheless, this champion English side has yet again proved why they are arguably the best at the moment when it comes to White ball Cricket. And it is the flamboyant English wicketkeeper-batter Jos Buttler who rose on at the big occasion playing an outstanding knock of 101 off 67 deliveries.

Michael Vaughan heaps praise of Jos Buttler

Former England skipper Michael Vaughan was all in praise for his nation’s wicketkeeper batter and has in fact termed him as the best at the moment- the one who reads the conditions brilliantly and adapts accordingly.

Indeed Buttler single-handedly took his side to a respectable total of  163/4 in the alotted 20 Overs.It is worth noting that the England scorecard read 47/3 at the end of 10 Overs and run-scoring seemed to be a difficult task as has been the pattern throughout the tournament.

But, as Vaughan rightly stated, Buttler switched gears with consummate ease while respecting the conditions early on and made sure he also did not throw his bat wildly at anything out of frustration and scoreboard pressure. This was something that Indian batters the other day simply could not execute.

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Gurpreet Singh

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Gurpreet Singh is a Cricket writer at The Sportsrush. His platonic relationship with sports had always been there since childhood, but Cricket managed to strike a special, intimate nerve of his heart. Although his initial dream of playing the sport at the highest level couldn't come to fruition, Gurpreet did represent the state of Jharkhand at the under-14 level. However, almost like taking a pledge to never let the undying passion for Cricket fade away even a tad, he made sure to continue the love relationship by assigning the field of journalism as an indirect Cupid. He thus, first finished his bachelor's in journalism and then pursued the PG Diploma course in English journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC). Soon after and since 2019, he has been working at The Sportsrush. Apart from sports, he takes keen interest in politics, and in understanding women and gender-related issues.

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