England wicket-keeper batsman Joe Buttler has praised skipper Joe Root for his performance in Sri Lanka in the recently concluded Test series.
"Joe was in fantastic form in Sri Lanka, he has always had a brilliant game to play spin bowling. He is one of the best exponents of the sweep shot and he picks length brilliantly. It is a big strength when playing spin, he is very hard to bowl dot balls at. He scores quickly against spin and he has so many shots, he manages to rotate strike.
"He did that fantastically well in Sri Lanka, the biggest thing about him was the hunger shown by him to bat for long periods. He showed great application both mentally and tactically. He is in great form and it is a great place for him to be at just at the start of the year," said Buttler while replying to an ANI query during a virtual press conference.
England thumped Sri Lanka to complete a clean sweep win away from home. Root scored a double ton in the match and followed it with 186 in the second encounter.
The English team is slated to tour India where they will play four Tests, five T20Is and three ODIs. The Test series begins on February 5 in Chennai.
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