 "Jos Buttler steps down as England white-ball captain after dismal Champions Trophy campaign: 'End of the road'")
Jos Buttler has decided to step down as England limited-overs captain after nearly three years in the role following the team’s disappointing first-round exit from the ongoing Champions Trophy . The wicketkeeper-batter confirmed his decision on the eve of England’s final match of the Champions Trophy, against South Africa that takes place in Karachi on Saturday.
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“I’m going to stand down as England captain. It’s the right decision for me and the team,” the 34-year-old said at a press conference in Karachi on Friday.
“It’s quite clear. This tournament was important, results-wise, for my captaincy, and obviously, two losses and being out of the tournament, with a bit of a hangover from past tournaments, I think it just probably reached the end of the road for me and my captaincy, which is a shame.
“It’s the right decision for me, for the team. Hopefully, somebody else can come in and work closely alongside Baz (coach Brendon McCullum) to take the team back to where it needs to be,” he added.
‘Right time for team to have a change’
Buttler admitted he was looking forward to a limited-overs turnaround for England with Brendon McCullum also taking over as white-ball coach in addition to his red-ball duties.
McCullum, who was appointed England Test coach around the same time Buttler became limited-overs captain, had only recently taken over as coach in the white-ball formats as well with his first assignment being the recent tour of India.
“With Brendon coming in only recently, I was really excited to work closely alongside him and hope for a very quick turnaround and take the team forward,” said Buttler.
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Buttler has led England in 44 ODIs so far, winning 18 of those games and losing 25 with one match ending in a No Result. He has a better record as T20I captain though, with England winning 26 and losing 22 out of 51 games, with three ending without a result.
Buttler, however, maintained that he was not calling time on his career anytime soon, and that he would simply be focusing on his individual performance going forward.
“Maybe in time, it will be… I think sort of overriding emotions are still there, sort of sadness and and disappointment, but I’m sure in time that will pass.
“I can get back to really enjoy my cricket, and also I’ll be able to reflect on what an immense honour it is to captain your country and all the special things that come with it,” he added at the press conference.
From the T20 World Cup triumph Down Under to back-to-back flops
Buttler had succeeded Eoin Morgan as white-ball captain in 2022 after the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) decided to move on from the latter. His reign as skipper was off to a roaring start with England winning the T20 World Cup in Australia later that year.
Buttler’s reputation as captain, however, would take a real beating in the team’s shambolic defence of their ICC World Cup title in India in 2023, where they would finish seventh out of 10 teams.
England would also fail to defend their T20 world title the following year, suffering a knock-out punch from India in the semi-finals.
More recently, Buttler found himself on the brink of losing his job after England lost seven out of eight games in their limited-overs tour of India, which preceded the Champions Trophy and comprised five T20Is and three ODIs .
As for the ongoing Champions Trophy, two-time runners-up England were eliminated after consecutive defeats, against Australia and Afghanistan respectively. They face the Proteas at Karachi’s National Stadium on Saturday with only pride to play for.
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