Jos Buttler Has A Few Concerns Against Bangladesh That He Must Resolve
Jos Buttler in nets on the eve of BAN game (AP Photo)
Few individuals in the game are as dashing with the bat as they are in the looks department as Jos Buttler. But in the next few hours, the right-hander would want to build on the strength with the bat to blunt Bangladesh, a familiar opponent.
Bangladesh are an opponent whose bowlers the English captain has often reduced to a shabby looking state.
Playing the aggressor with the bat in hand comes just naturally to the man.
Moreover, where it comes to one dayers against Bangladesh, specifically speaking, then Buttler’s made 385 runs from just 9 games against the subcontinental force.
In fact, he took just eight innings to score nearly 400 runs against the Shakib-led side.
In five of those innings, Jos Buttler’s bat produced fifties.
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In an age that is as stat driven as is mankind with respect to ChatGPT, Jos Buttler’s been a pure entertainer of sorts against Bangladesh.
There’s nothing artificial about it.
As a matter of fact, Buttler didn’t wait long to go big against the side when he first faced them in a World Cup contest, which was circa 2015.
On March 9 that year at Adelaide, Buttler pounced on the Bangladeshi side scoring a quickfire 65 off just 52.
Though, the match belonged to Mahmudullah's brilliant century, it was Buttler, then just 25, who left an impression.
However, he wasn’t the only one who left an impression.
Buttler was dismissed by the very bowler, who to this day, remains a prime problem for one of the most admired batsmen in the limited overs format: Taskin Ahmed.
And if the stats are an indication, then it does appear as though Buttler’s been a bit of a bunny to Ahmed. Tasking Taskin.
Taskin Ahmed will be key against Buttler (AP Photo)
The often under appreciated medium pacer has managed, would you believe it, to get Buttler’s wicket on three occasions out of six.
However, that’s just half the problem from an English perspective; Buttler’s only been able to face Taskin for 6.3 overs. And that’s that.
While he’s scored 51 runs of those staying true to his brute hitting, Taskin’s been a bit of a niggle for the accomplished batsman.
More than one worry for Jos, the boss.
However, ahead of the big clash for England, Buttler’s only issue won’t be that concerning his own form against this one particular bowler however competitive Taskin is.
England will be mindful of the fact that the team bowling first has won on far many occasions than the one batting first.
Buttler would, given conditions assist the bowlers, desire winning the toss and electing to bowl. At least, that’s what the historical narrative and the pitch suggest at Dharamsala.
And then, Jos Buttler would want to contest in a way that he ensures the fiasco experienced by his England at the World Cup opener isn’t repeated.
However, for that, he’d quite like to set an example and get the bat do the talking, something he’s been quite good at.
Where it stands at the moment, then the man who famously clobbered the Windies in the Windies on his way to a whirlwind 77–ball-150 (Granada, 2019) offering nothing but a salute to Cottrell and team as he poached them, would stand a fine chance at hitting back at Bangladesh.
He’d do well to remember that the World Cup campaigner starter was nothing but an opportunity thrown away.
Could there be something else more motivating than Jos Buttler’s failure in the first game in the 2023 World Cup?
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