The dust has settled, but the echoes of England's disastrous T20 World Cup campaign still reverberate through the cricketing world! And right at the centre of that storm is none other than their former captain, the once-feared Jos Buttler. India ke shaan-daar performance ke saamne, England ki team jab World Cup semi-final mein taash ke patton ki tarah bikhri, tab Buttler ka bat bhi shaant hi raha. Ab, is badi slump ke baad bhi, Buttler ke dil mein England ke liye khelne ki aag abhi bujhi nahi hai. Lekin kya performance ka ye 'karma' unhe aage jaane dega?
The Inner Story / Asli Maajra
Jos Buttler, jo ek samay white-ball cricket ke Gamechanger maane jaate the, ab apne international career ke crossroads par khade dikh rahe hain. T20 World Cup semi-final defeat to India, jisme Team India ne Dominance ka naya chapter likha, uske baad Buttler khud is baat ko maan rahe hain ki unhe July mein hone wali agle white-ball series ke liye select kiya jaega ya nahi, iski koi guarantee nahi. "I hope so," unhone apne podcast, For the Love of Cricket par kaha, "I don't know. Obviously I had a poor tournament, which is disappointing."
Sach kahun toh, ye 'poor tournament' ek one-off incident nahi tha. Pichle chaar ICC events mein Buttler ne sirf ek half-century banayi hai. T20 World Cup mein bhi, 8 innings mein sirf 87 runs! Ye आंकड़े kisi bhi top-tier batsman ke liye sharmnaak hain. Par unke paas abhi bhi ECB ke saath 18 mahine ka central contract hai. Toh kya sirf contract ke bharose woh apni jagah bana paayenge? "I certainly have ambitions [to continue playing for England] but no longer being a captain, I'm not a selector and whatever, so what will be will be. Yeah, we will see," unhone maana.
Buttler ne World Cup ke baad ek week France mein "up the mountains" apne parivaar ke saath bitaya, cricket se door. "I couldn't have been further away from cricket, which for me at the time was just perfect. It's exactly what I needed," unhone kaha. Ab woh IPL ke liye Gujarat Titans join karne India laut rahe hain. Unhone apni form ke baare mein kaha ki "it wasn't for a lack of effort. It just didn't quite happen." Interesting! England management ki bhi unhone tareef ki, Harry Brook aur Brendon McCullum ko 'fantastic environment' create karne ka credit diya. Aur haan, unhone humari Team India ko "a serious team" aur "worthy winners" bhi kaha. Ye to maan-na padega, sach ki tareef toh sab karte hain!
Analysis & Numbers
- T20 World Cup 2024: Jos Buttler ne 8 innings mein sirf 87 runs banaye.
- Pichle char ICC events mein unhone sirf ek half-century score ki hai, jo unki badhti inconsistent form ka proof hai.
- Jos Buttler ke paas ECB ka 18-month central contract hai, jo unhe team mein bane rehne ka ek chance deta hai.
- Agla big challenge hai July mein England vs India home series, jisme 5 T20Is aur 3 ODIs shamil hain.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Jos Buttler ka career ab ek nazuk mod par hai. Pichle kuchh ICC tournaments mein unka performance England ke liye chinta ka vishay raha hai. India ke saamne semi-final mein unki team ki haar aur unka personal flop show, dono ne unki leadership aur batting par bade sawaal khade kiye hain. Contract toh hai, par selection sirf कागज par nahi hota, मैदान par Masterclass dikhani padti hai. Buttler ko apni form wapas laani hogi, nahi toh England ki team mein competition itna high hai ki koi bhi unki jagah le sakta hai. Aur haan, India ke khilaaf agle series mein, humare Desi Sher unhe koi rihayat nahi dene wale!
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