Jos Buttler is standing at the threshold of a major ODI milestone forward of the primary ODI between England and West Indies at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua. The match in North Sound, Antigua is a chance for the 2 groups to draw first blood within the collection and for Buttler to not solely put the World Cup demons to mattress but additionally to get his identify etched in England’s cricketing historical past.
England’s white-ball skipper had a World Cup to neglect. He may solely rating 138 runs in 9 video games at a below-par common of 15.33 and a strike price of 97.18. His forgettable run with the bat had a debilitating impact on his on-field management.
The Three Lions had been staring down the barrel at one stage and had been additionally underneath the menace of not qualifying for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. However, a late resurgence turned their fortunes round as they completed at the seventh spot on the factors desk following the conclusion of the round-robin stage and sealed a berth at the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
With the World Cup achieved, England have the chance to regain the belief of their followers and their stature as they meet a younger West Indian facet in a three-match ODI collection.
Notably, Buttler is simply 39 runs away from scaling the milestone of 5000 ODI runs and if he will get there within the first ODI then he’ll surpass India’s legendary batter Yuvraj Singh in phrases of innings taken. Yuvraj took 164 innings to amass 5000 runs in One-Day cricket and Buttler has performed simply 151 innings so far.
If Buttler scores his 5000th ODI run within the first fixture then he’ll turn out to be the third-fastest English batter to rating that many quantity of runs. Joe Root presently holds the document as he took simply 116 innings to combination 5000 runs in ODIs whereas Ian Bell is second on the listing with 149 innings.
