53 Facts About Jos Buttler

1. Jos Buttler is a big fan of Asian food and while in India, he likes to have the odd curry.

2. Jos Buttler smashed three sixes and couple  of boundaries to record the second most expensive over in Twenty20 International—32 runs.

3. Jos Buttler was a part of Mumbai Indians that won the IPL title in 2017.

4. Jos Buttler achieved the milestone against Pakistan in 46 deliveries and inscribed his name in the history of cricket.

5. Jos Buttler walked out to bat at four when Jason Roy was dismissed for a well played 102.

6. Jos Buttler was dismissed for a duck by Saeed Ajmal but England won the game convincingly by four wickets.

7. Jos Buttler walked in to bat when England were 420 for the loss of five wickets.

8. Jos Buttler is one of the most potent young guns in the English circuit and known for his manic approach in the middle-order.

9. Jos Buttler is expected to handle the duties behind the wicket.

10. Jos Buttler has made first-class centuries in 2011 and 2013 for Somerset and in 2014 for Lancashire.

11. Jos Buttler made his maiden first-class century as a teenager in 2010, scoring 144 for Somerset against Hampshire.

12. Jos Buttler was installed in the wicket-keeper role ahead of the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy after Craig Kieswetter faltered in terms of his batting—Buttler's one-day batting, his potential and his ability to combine power with improvisation being seen as more important than any failings as a wicket-keeper—despite, by his own admission, his "keeping [being] a work in progress".

13. Jos Buttler became only the second batsman in IPL history to achieve five scores of fifty or more in a row.

14. Jos Buttler played for Mumbai Indians in the 2016 and 2017 Indian Premier League seasons.

15. Jos Buttler replaced James Anderson as the Test vice-captain on 31 July 2018.

16. Jos Buttler continued in the role throughout the English summer, playing both Tests against New Zealand and all five Ashes Tests against Australia.

17. Jos Buttler replaced a rested Jonathan Trott in the England ODI squad in India in early 2013 and replaced Craig Kieswetter as the first-choice wicket-keeper halfway through the ODI series.

18. Jos Buttler failed to make a significant impact until the final match when he top-scored for England with 42 runs.

19. Jos Buttler extended his stay with Lancashire County Cricket Club announcing a new three-year contract on 27 May 2016.

20. Jos Buttler made his first-class debut for Somerset in September 2009, replacing the injured Justin Langer for the County Championship match against Lancashire, scoring 30 in his only innings.

21. Jos Buttler made his Somerset first-team debut in 2009 after having played age-group cricket for the county.

22. Jos Buttler initially played for Somerset and has played Twenty20 franchise cricket in the Australian Big Bash League, the Indian Premier League and the Bangladesh Premier League.

23. Jos Buttler is a right-handed batsman who plays as a wicket-keeper.

24. Jos Buttler says he is happy to bat at number three for England in Sri Lanka because being flexible with the batting order is "a real strength".

25. Sri Lanka v England: Jos Buttler happy to bat at three in second Test.

26. Jos Buttler sets tone as aggressive England press on through wickets.

27. Jos Buttler insists he 'cannot wait' to return to the Rajasthan Royals for the 2019 Indian Premier League.

28. Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler lined up as England No 3 options, says Trevor Bayliss.

29. Jos Buttler has admitted he will be happy to bat at three in the second Test against Sri Lanka, starting on Wednesday, if England want to tinker with the batting order.

30. Jos Buttler was on a belligerent 38 at the break, having earlier hit spinner Akila Dananjaya for three successive boundaries.

31. Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler lined up to solve England's problem at number three.

32. Jos Buttler hit a counter-attacking half-century as England's rejigged batting line-up scrapped its way to 212 for seven on the first afternoon of the second Test against Sri Lanka.

33. Sam Curran and Jos Buttler dug England out of a hole as the tourists posted 285 all out on day one of the second Test against Sri Lanka.

34. Sri Lanka v England: Jos Buttler took initiative from hosts—Jonathan Agnew.

35. As of February 2018 Jos Buttler is yet to score a century in one-day matches in county cricket and his highest Twenty20 score of 95 not out from 60 balls was made for Rajasthan Royals in the 2018 Indian Premier League.

36. As of September 2018 Jos Buttler has scored five first-class and eight list A centuries, five of which have been scored for England in One Day Internationals.

37. Tall and strongly-built cricketer, Jos Buttler has an upright stance in the crease.

38. Jos Buttler was initially only expected to play for Melbourne in their first two matches of the competition but this was extended due to the late arrival of Pakistani allrounder Mohammad Hafeez who had been called into the Pakistan Test squad.

39. Jos Buttler has become increasingly involved in playing in franchise Twenty20 cricket around the world.

40. In June 2018, against Australia, Jos Buttler scored the fastest T20I half-century by an English cricketer, in 22 balls.

41. Jos Buttler played again in the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 in India in March and played regular one-day cricket again throughout the year.

42. Jos Buttler continued to play regular T20 cricket for England throughout 2012.

43. Jos Buttler was called into the senior England squad for the Twenty20 International against the touring Indian team in September 2011.

44. Jos Buttler played extensively for Somerset's youth teams, appearing at Under-13, Under-15 and Under-17 level.

45. Jos Buttler set to keep for England in first Sri Lanka Test after Jonny Bairstow injury.

46. Jos Buttler 'feared the worst' after pull-shot strikes Sri Lanka fielder on the head during England warm-up draw.

47. Jos Buttler was batting in the afternoon session when he cracked a powerful pull shot.

48. Jos Buttler admitted he "feared the worst" the moment he saw his shot hit Sri Lankan fielder Pathum Nissanka during England's Test warm-up in Colombo.

49. Joe Root revealed Jos Buttler is likely to keep wicket in the first Test against Sri Lanka as England give Jonny Bairstow time to recover from injury.

50. Jos Buttler is in line to be England's wicketkeeper in the first Test match against Sri Lanka in Galle.

51. Jos Buttler admits he 'feared for worst' after striking Sri Lanka fielder on the head while batting for England.

52. Jos Buttler is being primed to keep wicket in England's first Test against Sri Lanka, with Jonny Bairstow's fitness being monitored 'day by day'.

53. Jos Buttler 'feared the worst' after shot hit Sri Lankan fielder on the head.