England captain Jos Buttler shared his thoughts on the upcoming Indian Premier League mega auction and the atmosphere at the Abu Dhabi T10 tournament. Despite the uncertainty surrounding the IPL, Jos Buttler expressed his excitement about being part of the T10 tournament. England wicket-keeper batter Jos Buttler showed his class in the 2024 edition of Abu Dhabi T10 being played at Zayed Cricket Stadium with some stunning stroke play in the very first match for Deccan Gladiators against Chennai Brave Jaguars.
Jos Buttler played a swashbuckling innings and smashed an unbeaten 62 off 24 decorated with 4 fours and 6 sixes for his side as they gunned down a massive target of 142 by 7 wickets and with two balls to spare. The right-handed aggressive batter notched up his half-century in just 14 balls and expressed delight on going over the line.
Jos Buttler’s IPL Career over the years
Jos Buttler is an England cricketer who plays for the Rajasthan franchise in the Indian Premier League. Jos Buttler was born on Sep 08, 1990; and as of 2024, he is 34 years old. Jos Buttler is a wicket keeper from Taunton and bats right handed. He made his IPL debut in 2016. Jos Buttler has played 107 matches to date in his IPL career and has scored 3,582 runs, with an average of 38.11.
He has also slammed 7 centuries and 19 half-centuries, with his highest IPL score being 124 runs. Jos Buttler has hit 355 fours and 161 sixes in his IPL career. In the IPL Auction 2024, the Rajasthan franchise acquired the services of Jos Buttler for Rs 10.00 Cr. On May 2024, he played his last IPL match against Chennai at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India, scoring 21 runs off 25 balls.
One of England’s most dynamic players, Jos Buttler is a gifted cricketer both with the bat and behind the wickets. He earned his one-day international debut for England in 2012 after impressing selectors with his efforts for Somerset. Since then he has quickly risen to prominence as one of the most significant players in England’s cricket history. He helped England win the 2019 World Cup. Following the retirement of Eoin Morgan, Buttler was named as captain of all white-ball formats.
Not only in the international arena and led England to lift the T20 World Cup trophy 2022 in Australia. He has set the pace and the standard in the IPL with his aggressive exploits as well. Buttler featured in the Indian Premier League for the first time with Mumbai Indians, who signed him for Rs. 3.8 Crore ahead of the 2016 auction.
However, he had two quiet years with them before his true calling came into the front foot after his move to Rajasthan Royals in 2018. RR signed him for Rs. 4.4 Crore in the 2018 mega-auction and he has since repaid the faith. From the middle order, he was promoted as an opener and it completely changed the dynamics of his performance.
He smashed five consecutive half-centuries upon his promotion as an opener in 2018. In 2021, Buttler scored his maiden T20 hundred with a massive 124 off 64 deliveries against the Sunrisers Hyderabad. He was retained by Rajasthan Royals ahead of the 2022 edition for a whopping Rs. 10 Crores and it so far has looked to be a significant choice.
His breakthrough season was followed by the auction. In the 2022 IPL, he won the Orange cup, scoring 863 runs and slammed four incredible hundreds. His exploits pushed the Royals into the final for the first time since 2008, although they lost to the Gujarat Titans. Born on September 8, 1990, in Taunton, Somerset Buttler is married to Louise Buttler and is blessed with two kids. Ahead of the 2025 IPL Auction, Jos Buttler has opened himself up and shared his views regarding the same.
Jos Buttler shares his thoughts on IPL 2025 Auction Destination
England captain Jos Buttler shared his thoughts on the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction and the atmosphere at the Abu Dhabi T10 tournament. Despite the uncertainty surrounding the IPL, Jos Buttler expressed his excitement about being part of the T10 tournament.
“Yeah, the IPL we’ll wait and see what happens, but I’m just enjoying being here,” said Buttler.
“Arriving at the ground today, I’ve never played in the T10, but there’s a great atmosphere, a great vibe around the whole tournament, so that made me feel great from the start of the day. You look around, there are some fantastic players here, and it’s great to share the dressing room with guys like [Nicholas] Pooran and [Marcus] Stoinis. I’m just really excited for it.”
Buttler also addressed the stiff competition from fellow England teammate Phil Salt, acknowledging Salt’s excellent form over the past year and a half.
“No, no, he’s been playing great. He’s been in fantastic form for the last 12 or 18 months, so it’s good for the England team that lots of the boys are playing well,” Buttler said.
Salt had a brilliant start to his Abu Dhabi T10 campaign after he scored 51* off 19 for Team Abu Dhabi. Apart from him, Jonny Bairstow who is also featuring in the tournament for the same team played a brisk knock of 22* off 14 to take their side home against Ajman Bolts. So it would be an excited auction for English players ahead of IPL 2025.