World Cup 2023: Jos Buttler Picks India Star As His Favourite Cricketer From Modern Era

Jos Buttler Picks India Star As His Favourite Cricketer From Modern Era: Jos Buttler, the skipper of England, named his favorite cricketer of the present. The 2023 ODI World Cup is now taking place as the England superstar is in India. Ten teams in all will compete in the main event.

The England faced up against New Zealand in the opening match of the tournament in Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium. The defending ODI world champions faced an embarrassing 9-wicket loss at their hands by New Zealand in what turned out to be an unbalanced match.

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The England fantastic recently revealed who his favorite player in the current era of cricket is. To the surprise of most of the crowd, the wicketkeeper-batsman chose not to select any of his colleagues, notably Joe Root and Ben Stokes, and even passed over players like Virat Kohli and Steve Smith.

He picked Rohit Sharma, the current India captain and a former IPL colleague, as the best cricketer of the present.

During an interview at the Captains Day event, Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka and Pakistani captain Babar Azam both named their favorite players.

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Kane Williamson, the captain of New Zealand, was chosen by Babar, while Suryakumar Yadav was chosen by Shanaka.

In the upcoming games, both Rohit Sharma and Jos Buttler will want to lead their respective nations to victory.

India’s World Cup campaign will get started on Sunday, October 8, in Chennai against the five-time defending champions, Australia.

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On the other side, when they face Bangladesh in Dharamsala on October 10, England will be looking to recover.

Joe Root’s 77-run knock was the highest individual performance as England scored 282 runs. In their response, the Black Caps lost just one wicket while chasing the target down in less than 37 overs. Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway led their team to victory with quick unbeaten tons and a 273-run partnership.