Jos Buttler has struggled to find the right touch in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2026 and is proving to be a headache for England at the top of the order. However, despite him being out of form, the Three Lions are bound to retain him in the playing XI in the game against India at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday, given that he is an experienced campaigner for ENG. Buttler will be expected to fire all cylinders while taking on India on Thursday, and additional pressure will be on him since he is probably the only batter is out of form in the T20 World Cup 2026.
Special training for Buttler before IND vs ENG semi-final
Two days ahead of the IND vs ENG T20 World Cup semi-final clash in Mumbai, Buttler was seen spending a lot of time in the nets. The England opener, as per reports, was undergoing special preparation ahead of the high-octane contest.
So far in the ongoing T20 World Cup, the experienced Buttler has managed to register scores of 26, 21, 3, 3, 7, 2 and 0 in the matches that he fast featured in so far. Overall, he boasts of a strike rate of a little less than 100, truly unbelievable for a player of his caliber.
The wicketkeeper batter wasn’t in the best of touch in the lead-up to the T20 World Cup 2026. Buttler had struggled in a 3-match series against Sri Lanka just prior. But you’d expect him to be one of England’s best performers. Buttler is his country’s highest run-getter in the tournament.
England predicted playing XI vs India
Phil Salt, Jos Buttler, Tom Banton, Harry Brook, Will Jacks, Sam Curran, Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Liam Dawson, Luke Wood.
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