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There is no doubt that Jos Buttler creates havoc whenever he swings his bat and the evening of April 16 was no different at Eden Gardens. Butler's bat wreaked havoc on Kolkata Knight Riders. The start was slow but as the match approached, Butler's batting gear started changing accordingly. By doing so, Buttler scripted a win for Rajasthan Royals and also foiled KKR mentor Gautam Gambhir's master plan by trusting his captain Sanju Samson and respecting coach Kumar Sangakkara's words.
Those who score centuries are on top
Jos Buttler scored unbeaten 107 runs in 60 balls against Kolkata team which included 9 fours and 6 sixes. Due to this innings played at a strike rate of more than 178, Rajasthan won 6 out of 7 times in IPL 2024. Not only this, they are still on top of the points table and Jos Buttler has a big role in this. After scoring his second century of the season, Ranveer has become the team's third highest century scorer.
Buttler respects Samson's faith and Sangakkara's words
Now you might be thinking that Jos Buttler played an explosive innings, this is a good thing. But how did he maintain his captain's trust and respect Kumar Sangakkara's words? And which master plan of Gautam Gambhir did he destroy? To answer all these questions, you will have to know about the events not during the match but after the match.
fulfilled the captain's trust
How much confidence Rajasthan captain Sanju Sassaman has in Jos Buttler can be gauged from his statement against KKR. After the match against KKR, Sanju Samson said that when Buttler is inside the crease as an opener, everyone sitting in the dugout knows that he will try his best to stay there till the 20th over. And, if they play 20 overs, then no matter how big the target of runs is, it becomes dwarf in front of them. Butler fulfilled his captain's trust against KKR.
attack on master plan
Buttler also followed the words of coach Kumar Sangakkara, which he himself mentioned after the match. According to Butler, Sangakkara said that he just has to stay at the crease, he will find the pace in his batting himself. They also benefited from this. It was clearly visible in Butler's batting that he had to struggle a bit in the beginning. But, during that time he maintained his composure and remained on the wicket and what he did till the 20th over ruined the master plan of KKR mentor Gambhir.