Jos Buttler opens up on his future as captain after T20 World Cup semi-final defeat
The defending champions lost by 68 run in Guyana
Jos Buttler has addressed his future as England's white-ball captain following a defeat to India in the T20 World Cup 2024 semi-final at Guyana's Providence Stadium.
England were too strong for associate nations Oman, Namibia, and the United States but they fared poorly against their rivals, Australia, South Africa, and India in the tournament.
"We will review everything and come up with a plan, absolutely," Buttler told reporters after his side's World Cup exit.
"You have to review what we need to do better as a team, if that is the way we play, personnel, style of cricket," he added.
England's next white-ball series consists of three T20Is and five ODIs at home against Australia in September. Buttler mentioned that he wants to enjoy the break before considering anything about the future.
"To be honest, I'm just looking forward to some time away from the game. I think, as I sit here, emotional after a loss, I don't need to dive too deep into it right now. I just look forward to some space from the game," he said when asked about his thoughts on captaincy.
In the second semi-final, chasing the 172-run target, England had a good start as in the first three overs, they had scored 26 runs without losing a single wicket. Jos Buttler looked in good touch but he was dismissed by Axar Patel on the first ball of the fourth over.
India’s spin department continued to dominate the defending champions as Jonny Bairstow (0 off 3), Moeen Ali (8 off 10), Sam Curran (2 off 4) and Liam Livingstone (11 of 16), all failed to score big for the team.
For India, Patel and Kuldeep bagged three wickets each while Bumrah got two as the entire English team was out for 103 runs in 16.4 overs.
India scored 171 runs while batting first with Rohit Sharma (57) and Suryakumar Yadav (47) top-scoring for them.
Meanwhile, in the first semi-final, South Africa bundled the entire Afghanistan team for just 56 runs and they had no trouble chasing the target as they reached home in just 8.5 overs.
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