“Representing your country is a massive honor,” Jos Buttler opens up on RETIREMENT plans after World Cup
The opportunities to play in franchise cricket around the world might make him bid adieu to the 50-over format.
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England white-ball skipper Jos Buttler will be leading his side for the first time in the ODI World Cup. Buttler was a part of the team under Eoin Morgan that got crowned as champions in the last edition in 2019. Ahead of the defending champions’ campaign opener, Buttler opened up on his retirement plans after the World Cup.
The 2022 T20 World Cup-winning captain wants to play more after the ODI World Cup and has no plans to hang up his boots in the format. However, the opportunities to play in franchise cricket around the world might make him bid adieu to the 50-over format.
Buttler represents the Rajasthan Royals (RR) of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the franchise won’t miss offering the English skipper a multi-year lucrative contract to make him play for the franchise across different leagues. While playing for RR in the 2022 IPL, Buttler racked up the third-highest total in the history of the league.
“Hopefully, I will continue playing for England for some time. Despite recently turning 33, I don’t feel that age. Representing your country is a massive honor, and I don’t take it lightly. However, I’m also quite composed about it,” Buttler told the Daily Mail.
Jos Buttler reveals no English players are thinking of retirement
The English players are not thinking of retiring after the ODI World Cup, as per Jos Buttler. The 33-year-old revealed that the players only focusing on winning the World Cup at the moment.
However, the Somerset-born player also hinted that some players might take the retirement decision. Buttler said they don’t want to create extra pressure by saying this World Cup is the “last dance” for them.
The two-time World Cup champion had scored 312 runs from 11 matches with the highest being a 103-run knock in the 2019 World Cup. In the final against New Zealand, he played a match-winning 59 runs from 60 balls.
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