Jos Buttler has had an important role to play in England’s rise to being one of the best limited-overs teams in the world currently. He further proved his importance by smashing 44 and an unbeaten 77 in the two matches that he played against Australia at the opening slot. The wicket-keeper batsman who primarily bats at No.5 or 6 in ODIs has an exceptional record while opening the batting, averaging 51 with at a strike rate of 157.73 in 11 innings. 

Buttler’s unbeaten 77 in the 2nd T20I prompted Broad to term him as England’s best, putting him in the category of world’s best. However, Gavaskar opined that Buttler still has to perform consistently at the top for a longer period of time to be compared with the likes of Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, David Warner, and Aaron Finch. Explaining the reasons behind Buttler’s success in limited-overs cricket, Gavaskar added that it has a lot do with his skillset and clarity of thought.

“Buttler has the clarity of thought. He’s got a very clear game plan in his head. He knows exactly how he’s going to approach his innings. He knows whether to go from ball one or to build an innings gradually after assessing the pitch. And obviously, he’s got the skillset, you can have as good a game plan or a clear head but if you don’t have the skillset to back it up, it’s of no use. He’s got enormous skills in white-ball cricket. He’s got a wide range of strokes, he’s innovative.”