Everyone is watching the game evolve with AB de Villiers, says Jos Buttler

File picture of Jos Buttler and AB de Villiers during the 2014 World Twenty

Wicket-keeper batsman Jos Buttler credited South Africa’s swashbuckling AB de Villiers for completely changing the way cricket was played after he smashed England's fastest ever one-day international century, reports IBNlive.

Buttler scored a 46-ball century against Pakistan in the final match of the recently concluded 4-match ODI series at the Dubai Cricket Stadium. With that quick-fire knock, he also entered the top 10 fastest centurions list where he stands eighth now.

De Villiers holds the record for the fastest ODI century. He achieved that feat in just 31 deliveries playing against West Indies earlier this year.

The English record-breaker said everyone follows De Villiers’ game and so does he himself do. He added that De Villiers is the one reason for his style of play.

"As everyone always says, the invention of Twenty20, and someone like De Villiers is someone who's changed the game completely. Everyone else is wanting to follow his lead," said Buttler.

He continued and said everyone wants to copy De Villiers destructive game. "The consistency he (De Villiers) shows is mind-blowing, to score at that rate. Everyone is watching the game evolve, and every player is a cricket fan, so they watch a lot of cricket. To see guys like him and all the others who do that sort of thing, you want to emulate that," he said.

The 25-year-old was dropped from the Test squad following the match on the same very same ground. He said it’s pleasing to score some big runs on the very same ground where and make a comeback.

"To come back to this ground, having been dropped after the Test match here and have a bit better day is obviously immensely satisfying," said Buttler.

England’s skipper Eoin Morgan was stunned by Buttler’s efforts. He was left speechless and said it’s a privilege to have Buttler in the same team.

"I think we were lost for words in the changing room," said Morgan. "So many were used to describe it - but one that wasn't was a surprise,” Morgan said. "We're very privileged to work, train day in day out with Jos. The ability he shows there all came together for him. It was just absolutely incredible - certainly the best one-day knock I've ever seen in an England shirt."

Pakistan lost the series by 3-1 and England continued their good run with the new team in the shorter format of the game. Buttler has evolved himself as on of the best middle-order batsmen in the recent time.

Here’s are some of Buttler’s achievements:

BUTTLER’S THREE FASTEST CENTURIES

Balls	Against	Year
47	Pakistan	2015
61	New Zealand	2015
66	Sri Lanka	2013

TOP 10 FASTEST ODI CENTURIONS

Runs	Balls	6s	4s	Player	Match	Venue	Year
149	31	16	9	AB de Villiers	South Africa v West Indies	Johannesburg	18/01/15
131*	36	14	6	CJ Anderson	New Zealand v West Indies	Queenstown	01/01/14
102	37	11	6	Shahid Afridi	Pakistan v Sri Lanka	Nairobi	04/10/96
147*	44	10	8	MV Boucher	South Africa v Zimbabwe	Potchefstroom	20/09/06
117	45	4	18	BC Lara	West Indies v Bangladesh	Dhaka	09/10/99
102	45	9	10	Shahid Afridi	Pakistan v India	Kanpur	15/04/05
104	46	5	12	JD Ryder	New Zealand v West Indies	Queenstown	01/01/14
116*	46	8	10	JC Buttler	England v Pakistan	Dubai (DSC)	20/11/15
134	48	11	11	ST Jayasuriya	Sri Lanka v Pakistan	Singapore	02/04/96
113	50	6	13	KJ O'Brien	Ireland v England	Bangalore	02/03/11