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The 2025 Champions Trophy was the third successive failed ICC event marketing campaign by England underneath Buttler’s captaincy.
Jos Buttler (AP Picture)
Jos Buttler has formally stepped down as England’s white-ball captain, saying his resolution at a press convention on Friday, following England’s disappointing exit from the 2025 Champions Trophy.
A listless England, barring Joe Root who smashed a century, suffered an eight-run defeat towards the Afghans, and it pushed them out of the marquee occasion prematurely.
This was the third successive failed ICC event marketing campaign by England underneath Buttler’s captaincy.
“Simply to allow you to all know, I’m going to face down as England’s captain,” Buttler introduced on the presser.
“It was the suitable resolution for me and the staff. Hopefully, someone else can are available in and work intently alongside Baz (Brendon McCullum) to take the staff again to the place it must be.”
When requested about what prompted Buttler to reach on the shock resolution, the ENG batter defined, “I believe it was fairly clear that this event was going to be fairly essential, results-wise and for my captaincy. Clearly, two losses and being out of the event, and maybe additionally exhibiting a little bit of hangover from the tournaments earlier than led me to consider that now we have reached the top of the street for my captaincy”.
“It’s a disgrace. I’m unhappy about it…Nevertheless it simply felt prefer it’s time for me and the staff to have a change”.
Since successful the 2022 T20 World Cup, Buttler has led England to early exits within the 2023 ODI World Cup, a giant semi-final defeat within the 2024 T20 World Cup after which one other group-stage elimination within the ongoing 2025 Champions Trophy.
After dropping by eight runs to Afghanistan on Wednesday, Buttler mentioned he wished to determine whether or not he was ‘a part of the issue’ or ‘answer’ for England’s woes and take a call on his future.
However the skipper has now had the ultimate phrase, formally saying that he can be stepping down from captaincy.
England nonetheless have one closing encounter left within the Champions Trophy, a useless rubber for them, towards South Africa on Saturday — one that will show to be a must-win for South Africa if they’re to safe their place within the closing 4 of the event.