Jos Buttler on Abhishek Sharma’s record-breaking hundred: ‘As clean a ball striking as I have ever seen’

“Yeah, (we are) evidently disappointed (with the result), they (India) played a fantastic batting innings. I deliberation recognition to Abhishek Sharma, I thought that’s arsenic cleanable a shot striking arsenic I’ve seen, I thought helium played fantastically well,” Buttler told the media.

Buttler denied England were “shellshocked” from Abhishek’s onslaught connected his bowlers but said determination were lone 2 options for his broadside — either to spell roar oregon bust.
“We ever beryllium down and deliberation what much could we person done oregon however we could person stopped him, but immoderate days I deliberation you person to springiness a batch of recognition to the opposition, I thought helium played brilliantly well,” Buttler said.

“Shellshocked’s not rather the word, I think. It tin beryllium hard sometimes erstwhile a subordinate gets connected a rotation and they play arsenic good arsenic helium did,” Buttler said.

“Looking backmost astatine the past IPL, him and Travis Head were the aforesaid astatine the apical of the bid for Sunrisers (Hyderabad) and evidently he’s brought that into India.”

“He (Abhishek) played a superb innings and sometimes you privation to recognition the opposition. You ever deliberation of what much could you do, however could we get him out, however could we dilatory him down and, but yeah, recognition to america for, you know, sticking successful determination and warring backmost and keeping them down to 240 aft the commencement they got,” Buttler said.

– With PTI inputs