Jos Buttler justifies batting in the middle-order for Rajasthan in IPL 2020

Jos Buttler, who usually opens innings for Rajasthan revealed what me him bat in middle-order for franchise in recently-concluded Dream11 IPL 2020. When it comes to international cricket, Buttler is one of best middle-order batsmen as well as one of  great finishers in modern-day limited-overs cricket.

'I didn’t think our team h right balance': Jos Buttler

“It actually probably came from myself saying I didn’t think our team h right balance,” wicket-keeper batsman said while speaking to Sky’s IPL Cricket Show.

“I thought we were lacking a bit of experience in middle, and I thought we were a bit top-heavy. Losing games and it felt like re were a couple of games we didn’t quite close out when we were in good positions, and I felt like if we h h a bit more experience in that position, maybe we would have got over line,” English limited-overs specialist ded.

At same time, Buttler also justified that Rajasthan's new talent- Rahul Tewatia would have needed a more experienced campaigner alongside him in order to balance ir team a bit better.

“Rahul Tewatia h a great season for us with bat, being a bit of a finisher, but I felt like a more experienced guy alongside him would have balanced our team a bit better. It was an offering, really, from myself to say: I haven’t h runs I’d have liked at top and I’m quite happy to move. I thought for our team, it looked a better balance having a more experienced player in middle as well", said 2019 World Cup winner.

Taunton cricketer h a hot and cold season as he mand 328 runs in 13 matches. 

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Rajasthan in Dream11 IPL 2020

inaugural edition's champions seemed to have got off to a perfect start after registering two successive wins against rrn rivals Punjab and Chennai. However, y ran out of fire & brimstone after that and went on to lose a few crucial encounters. 

Towards end of ir campaign, ace all-rounder Ben Stokes played a couple of crucial kcks as former champions mand to keep ir tournament hopes alive. neless, a huge 59-run loss against two-time winners Kolkata in ir last league match kcked m out of this year's competition.

2008 winners finished mega event as wooden-spooners with just 12 points from 14 matches and a much inferior net run-rate than or teams did t help ir cause eir. 

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