England coach Brendon McCullum has applauded Jos Buttler as the latter prepares to lead the national team for the last time on Saturday.
And, McCullum lauded his selflessness and asserted that he remains an important player for them. With England suffering a group-stage exit in Champions Trophy 2025, Jos Buttler has decided to step down as the white-ball captain as well.
Ahead of the clash against South Africa on Saturday, McCullum said as quoted by Sky Sports: “He’s done a significant job, often without the best players available and often around different structures as well. It’s incredibly selfless from Jos to step aside and leave the post for someone else. He’s still a huge player for us moving forward, I’m sure we will look at ways to get the best out of him so he can have maximum impact.”
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“Jos will have his final game as captain tomorrow. The boys will hopefully put on a good show to send him off from his captaincy journey. I feel incredibly sad for Jos, we’ve all seen over the last couple of years how much he’s invested in captaining his country and trying to get the very best out of those guys. People forget he won a World Cup only a couple of years ago, that can never be taken away from him,” he added.
While talking about Jos Buttler’s successor, Brendon McCullum said they must take stock of the situation first. He again said that they will consult with the board before taking a call.
“We’ve got some time to think about that. For us, the news is less than 24 hours old so it’s pretty fresh. We’ve got a bit of time when we get home before we need to make those decisions.”Rob Key, myself and the team at the ECB will sit down and work out exactly what that looks like and who that person will be – and what help they need to get our results back to the level that we know they should be at. There’s some really good personnel around us, some excellent thinkers of the game, very strong leaders,” Brendon McCullum concluded.
