Published 12:28 IST, April 15th 2020

Jos Buttler lauds ex-Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma's 'effortless' batting

Jos Buttler and Rohit Sharma shared the dressing room for the Mumbai Indians in IPL 2016 and 2017. Buttler is currently a part of the Rajasthan Royals.

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In his four-season stint in IPL till w, English wicket-keeper batsman Jos Buttler has made his presence felt. In his 45 IPL matches till w, Buttler has scored 1386 runs with a high score of 95*. Buttler is currently playing for Rajasthan Royals and was retained by team for IPL 2020.

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Jos Buttler lauds former Mumbai Indians' captain Rohit Sharma's abilities

Recently, Jos Buttler took part in an Instagram live by his IPL team Rajasthan Royals. During this live session, English keeper lauded his former Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma for his exceptional abilities with bat. Buttler, who completed England's World Cup winning run out in 2019 final, played with Rohit Sharma in Mumbai Indians during 2016 and 2017 IPL seasons.

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Jos Buttler talked about how Rohit Sharma can settle well into a match and n tonk big hundreds at will. Referring to five hundreds scored by Mumbai Indians skipper at 2019 World Cup, Buttler commended how Sharma "takes people down" effortlessly. English keeper explained how Indian players used to be weak with short balls but players like Rohit Sharma have begun to dominate short length deliveries along with fuller length ones.

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Jos Buttler was supposed to join Rajasthan Royals for IPL 2020 but ongoing coronavirus pandemic has led to reported indefinite suspension of IPL. refore, Buttler's presence in IPL 2020 is highly unpredictable. Even if IPL 2020 ends up happening at some point, impact of pandemic in UK and ir travel guidelines might t allow Buttler to travel to India. Jos Buttler recently auctioned off his 2019 World Cup winning jersey to raise money for essential coronavirus recovery equipment. His jersey was sold for an amount approximately equal to ₹60 lakh.

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12:28 IST, April 15th 2020