Jos Buttler

Jos Buttler is an English wicketkeeper-batter renowned for his innovative, high-scoring white-ball batting, and captained England's white-ball teams.

Joseph Charles Buttler was born on 8 September 1990 in Taunton, Somerset, England, and attended King's College, Taunton, before making his senior club cricket debut for Cheddar and progressing through Somerset's junior representative sides. Buttler made his international debut for England in 2011, and developed into one of the most destructive wicketkeeper-batters in white-ball cricket history, renowned for a range of innovative and unorthodox shots, including the reverse scoop over the wicketkeeper's head. Buttler was a key member of England's 2019 Cricket World Cup-winning squad, delivering the decisive run-out in the dramatic Super Over final, and captained England to victory at the 2022 T20 World Cup, becoming the country's white-ball captain across both limited-overs formats. Buttler has continued to represent England and play extensively in franchise Twenty20 leagues worldwide, including long associations with the Rajasthan Royals and later Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League, and was appointed MBE for his services to cricket.

Buttler is renowned for his explosive batting style, particularly in the death overs where he can accelerate the scoring rate dramatically. His wicket-keeping is athletic and reliable, complementing his batting prowess perfectly. He possesses exceptional power-hitting ability with innovative shot-making, including his trademark reverse sweeps and ramp shots.

Buttler revolutionized the role of wicket-keeper batsman in modern limited-overs cricket, proving that keepers can be match-winning batsmen rather than just steady contributors.

• World Cup winner 2019
• T20 World Cup winner 2022