Biography of Jos Buttler
Jos Buttler was born in the Somerset region of England on September 08 in the year 1990. This is an English right-handed wicket-keeper batsman who has played in the England national cricket team for many years. He was still young when he was first exposed to competitive cricket at the age of 11. Jos represented the English county of Somerset in the youth team in the Under-13, Under-15 and Under-17 categories.
He bowls for his school team in junior level cricket tournaments.
In 2009 he made his senior debut where he was called up to replace the injured Justin Langer. Although he failed to make an impact on his debut and sealed his place in the team, his limited performances could not be seen. Before long, he was called for some parts of Somerset limited. He used this opportunity to be called Krieg Kieswetter for the national team and Jos was happy to stay in the team for a long time.
For that heroics, he was awarded the Wisden School Young Cricketer of the Year 2010. It was then, in 2011, that the national team was invited to play T20 against India and West Indies in England. But could not hit in the first two matches and could only score 13 runs in his second chance against West Indies. Jos Butler made his ODI debut against Pakistan in United Arab Emirates in 2012. He later replaced Kreig Kieswetter as the first wicketkeeper in the national team. He completed his first international half-century against New Zealand in a T20i the same year.
Since then, he has always been an integral part of England’s limited-edition team, in every order. For example, his blinding innings of 99 in the third ODI against West Indies helped his team win the series. He continued the same form in the T20i series but England lost. He also played a major role for the England side during the T20 World Cup in Bangladesh.
Family and personal life
Jos married his long time girlfriend Louise Buttler on October 21, 2017 and shared the good news on Instagram. In April 2019, Louise gave birth to a daughter and shared her photo on Instagram. In 2015, he was involved in a fight at the Auction House Bar.
In 2018, she was again involved in controversy when Jos’ bat was found to have lewd messages written on it.
In ‘IPL’ 2019, R. Ashwin’s mankading (controversial fatigue rule in cricket) by Jos Butler has sparked controversy among players and critics.
Early life and domestic cricket career
Joss Buttler found his feet early in his career. He was part of the Somerset youth teams at Under-13, Under-14 and Under-17. In 2006 he made his debut for Somerset Second XI where he scored 71 runs in the second innings and took six in a three day match against Nottinghamshire Second XI.
He started playing domestic cricket for Somerset in 2009. He made his first-class debut against Lancashire when he replaced Justin Langer in the County Championship.
He was eventually selected in the Somerset squad for the 2009 Twenty 20 Champions League. He made his debut in the final match of the league stage.
Jos Buttler’s first first-class century came in his fourth County Championship game. He collected 144 brilliant shots. The next match saw him score his first List A half-century against Sussex. In the 2010 Provident T20 Friendlies semi-final against Nottinghamshire, Buttler scored a half-century off just 21 balls, helping his side win the match and reach the final. He won the player for his excellent performance.
His International Carrer
Ahead of the T20 series against India in 2011, Jos Buttler was called up for the England team in September 2011. On 31 August 2011, he made his T20 international debut against India. The next year, in February, Buttler played his first international match against Pakistan.
Consistent performances in the top-order saw Buttler cement his place as the team’s first-choice wicketkeeper. He was included in the 2013 Champions Trophy in England and played every game in the tournament. His performance in 2013 helped him earn his name in Cricinfo’s T20 XI. He was part of the England squad in the 2013 ICC World Twenty 20. In 2014, against Sri Lanka at Lord’s, Buttler scored his first ODI century against Sri Lanka. He scored 121 runs off 61 balls, including four fours and a six.
After Matt Prior was injured in the Test series against India on July 22, 2014, Buttler called up the England team for the third Test. In his first Test innings, Buttler enjoyed 85 runs and 83 walks.
Awards and achievements
He is a two-time winner of the “NBC Denis Compton Award” which he won in 2010 and 2011.
In 2018, he was part of the ‘ICC ODI Team of the Year’.
Jos became the fastest century of any Englishman with 46 balls. He achieved this feat in a match against Pakistan in 2015. He broke his previous record – achieved against Sri Lanka in 2014 when he scored 100 off 61 balls. He scored 150 off 77 in February 2019 in the fourth ODI against West Indies, which is the highest ODI score for an England player against West Indies.
