Babar Azam & Co.’sentry into Sunday’s final has raised hopes of another India-Pakistan clash at the T20World Cup but England captain Jos Buttler will try his best to spoil the party.
“Look, we certainly don’t want to see an India and Pakistan final. So we will try and do everything we can to make sure that doesn’t happen,” Buttler said on Wednesday, the eve of their semi-final against India in Adelaide.
“India are a very very strong team. Indian teams have been consistent for a very long time. Naturally so, with the amount of depth and talent they have. There are fantastic players in their line-up,” added Buttler.
World No.1 T20I batterSuryakumar Yadav’s form has set alarm bells ringing and Buttler said they are desperately trying to find a way to curb his scoring pattern.
“He has been great to watch. He is someone who has been the batter of the tournament so far. His biggest strength looks to be the amount of freedom he plays his cricket with. He has obviously got all the shots, he allows himself to play those shots. As for any batter in the world, it takes just one chance to create the wicket. We desperately need to find a way to do that.”
Asked whether he was surprised that Yuzvendra Chahal is not part of the XI, Buttler said: “Yuzi is a great bowler, I have really enjoyed playing with him in the IPL.”
