The English wicket-keeper batsman, Jos Buttler said that verbal with the Indian skipper, Virat Kohli is one of the things that he enjoys while facing the latter. Buttler has often been seen at the helm of the few verbal exchanges between the India and England players during the second Test.

As per the quotes in ANI, Jos Buttler said, “Virat Kohli is an incredibly competitive guy, he loves the challenge and competition. To be honest, that is one of the pleasures of playing against him. It is a great battle, it tests you. It is a privilege really to be out there in that competition against him and his team. We enjoy that, we have really competitive guys in our team as well who are desperate to win and it adds to the picture.” 

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He further added, “At times, it can be part and parcel of the game. As a viewer, it is interesting to watch but I think, to be honest, it boils down to 22 ultra-competitive guys on the field who are trying to win for their country. At times, there can be ego and some words can be exchanged. Mostly it is in good spirits, but as a side, we are focused on what we need to do as a group to get back in the Test series.”

Jos Buttler also said that the rest of the England batsmen need to support captain Joe Root. The latter has amassed 386 runs in just four runs thus far but England’s second-highest run-scorer in the series, Jonny Bairstow, has managed just 118 runs in as many innings.

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Describing the same, Jos Buttler said, “I think it is obvious that the rest of us need to step up and give Joe Root more support. This year, in particular, he always bats well, but he seems to be in the form of his life. He has had an amazing start to the series and hopefully, that can continue and the rest of us can improve our game to give him more support. We certainly do not want to create more pressure on Joe’s shoulders.”