#3 Jos Buttler’s outrageous hitting
Not too long ago Jos Buttler's place in the Test squad was being questioned. Eventually, he lost his place in the Test squad after a few not-so-good performances. But, the way he made up for it in limited-overs cricket has made him a trump-card for the side. The record holder for the fastest fifty and the fastest hundred for England in ODIs has become the most dangerous batsman in England’s current ODI batting line up.
The fact that all four of his ODI hundreds have come at a strike rate in excess of 100 runs per 100 balls, which makes his career strike-rate stand at 120.32, speaks about the prowess that the wicket-keeper batsman has with the willow. In the record-shattering game at Nottingham against Pakistan, wherein England broke the record for the highest team total in ODI history, Buttler also made the fastest fifty by an Englishman in ODIs, off just 22 balls.
Previously, in November 2015, Buttler had also made his own the record for the fastest hundred by an England batsman in ODIs when he hit a ton off just 46 balls against Pakistan in Dubai. His ten innings since that knock of 116 off just 52 balls read 105, 48*, 0, 1, 0, 93, 17*, 70, 4, and 90*. And, none of his double-digit scores since then have come at a strike-rate of under 100.
Such outrageous skills with the bat are bound to propel any team’s chances in 50-over cricket, and England are no exception.
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