Buttler holds captaincy of two white-ball groups however perhaps may not keep wicket
December 22, 2024
Britain Test skipper Ben Stirs up has been governed out of the following year's Bosses Prize one-day global competition in Pakistan and the previous white-ball visit through India, group the executives reported Sunday.
The star all-rounder was not considered for one or the other task subsequent to experiencing a left hamstring injury during Britain's loss by New Zealand in the third Test at Hamilton recently.
Stirs up didn't bat in the second innings of that match in a bid to forestall further harm as Britain drooped to a goliath 423-run rout — an outcome that implied his side actually dominated a three-game series 2-1.
With Britain confronting a five-match Test series at home to India beginning in June before their zenith 2025/26 Remains visit through Australia, group the executives have ruled against gambling with motivational red-ball captain Stirs up in the Bosses Prize.
However, key batsman Joe Root, who went before dear companion Stirs up as Test skipper, gets back to the ODI side interestingly since the 2023 World Cup in India.
Quick bowler Imprint Wood, who missed the new Test voyages through both Pakistan and New Zealand, because of a bone-stress injury to his right elbow, is in the two crews.
The India series and Champions Prize will check Britain's originally restricted overs visit and competition under mentor Brendon McCullum, already accountable for the Test side.
Buttler stays as chief
Jos Buttler has held the captaincy of the two white-ball groups notwithstanding Britain giving up both their 50-over and T20 world titles since November 2023.
However, it is conceivable the swank batsman may not keep wicket, as he has for a lot of his restricted overs profession.
Both the ODI crew for the India visit and the Heroes Prize, as well as the crew for five T20s in India in January, highlight two other wicketkeepers in Test gloveman Jamie Smith, who missed the New Zealand series to go to the introduction of his most memorable youngster, and Phil Salt.
In the mean time, 21-year-old rising star Jacob Bethell, who denoted his presentation Test series with three fifties in New Zealand, is remembered for the two crews.
Leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed joins the T20 crew, while Root is chosen exclusively for the ODIs.
The visit party leaves for India on January 17, with the primary match of a five-game series against T20 title holders India in Kolkata on January 22.
India and Britain will then play a three-match ODI series, in anticipation of the Bosses Prize, beginning in Nagpur on February 6.
Match dates for the Bosses Prize, which highlights Pakistan as well as Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, still can't seem to be declared, with the competition because of run from February 19 to Walk 9.
Britain ODI crew for India visit, Champions Prize in Pakistan: Jos Buttler (capt/wkt), Jofra Bowman, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Harry Stream, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Jamie Smith (wkt), Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Saqib Mahmood, Phil Salt (wkt), Imprint Wood
Britain T20 crew for India visit: Jos Buttler (capt/wkt), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Bowman, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Harry Stream, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Jamie Smith (wkt), Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood, Phil Salt (wkt), Imprint Wood
