09-Nov-2024 10:12 PM
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London, Nov 9 (Reporter) Jos Buttler says he is determined to lead England's white-ball sides into the "next era" after fearing he would be stripped of the captaincy this year.
Matthew Mott was sacked as white-ball head coach in July after England failed to defend either of the limited-over World Cups, the BBC reported.
Test head coach Brendon McCullum will take on the white-ball sides from January, with Buttler, 34, as captain.
Buttler, who has joined up with England for the T20 international series in the West Indies after a calf injury, said he "absolutely" felt he could have been sacked as captain by managing director of men's cricket Rob Key.
"But Keysy believed I could lead the team forward and captain into the future," he said.
"I had some good conversations with him and I said I didn't want to be doing it because I'm the only person to do it, I want to be doing it because I'm the right person to do it."
England face West Indies in five T20s, with the first two matches in Barbados on Saturday and Sunday, before the series moves to St Lucia...////...