Jos Buttler hailed Adil Rashid as the ‘most important player’ in England’s white-ball team after he starred in the 26-run T20 victory over India in Rajkot. Having won the first two T20 matches, India would have taken an unassailable lead in the five-match series had they won the third game but the hosts fell 26 runs short of England’s 171-9.

England skipper Jos Buttler sees veteran leg-spinner Adil Rashid as the team's most important player in the T20 setup after his special skills were on display in the third match against India

During his innings, Buttler crossed the 600-run mark against India in T20Is, becoming the first player to achieve this feat. His current tally of 611 runs surpasses Nicholas Pooran's 592, with Buttler achieving the milestone in four more matches than the West Indian batter.

Jos Buttler, England's white-ball captain, will return to the field after a break of two months from international cricket with the T20I series against India. In the series opener, he has a chance to achieve a massive personal milestone and join Kohli,

Jos Buttler hails Adil Rashid as England’s ‘most important player’ - Rashid took a priceless 4-0-15-1 with the ball in the third T20.

India has won the toss and elected to bowl first in the series-opening T20 against England's cricketers in Kolkata.

Jos Buttler completed 12,000 T20 runs in the first T20I against India at Eden Gardens in Kolkata The England captain led by example, scoring 68 runs off 44 deliveries. However, the other batters struggled to get going as England posted 132 runs in the first innings.

England defeated India by 26 runs in the must-win third T20I to keep their hopes of winning the series alive. After the hosts won the first two games of the five-match series, Jos Buttler’s team knew they had to win in Rajkot and did so thanks to a superb bowling display.

Jos Buttler heaped praise on Adil Rashid for his exceptional bowling in England's 26-run win over India in the third T20I