ENG vs IND 2022: Top 10 Jos Buttler memes after his flop show against India continues
Jos Buttler's torrid run of form with the bat in the white ball series against Team India continued in the second ODI at Lord's on Thursday (July 14).
The newly appointed English ODI skipper was clean bowled by Mohammad Shami's incoming delivery in the 19th over, leaving his side in a heap of trouble after being invited to bat first. Buttler could muster only four runs from five balls during his stay at the crease today.
The 31-year-old wicketkeeper-batter has scores of 0 (1), 4 (5), 18 (9), 30 (32), and 4 (5) in three T20I and two ODI matches against India over the past week after he took over as full-time captain in the formats.
Fans react to Jos Buttler's repeated failures against India in current series
Cricket fans have observed Buttler's struggles with the bat in the series. Some feel that the pressure of being the captain is weighing on him, disturbing his batting rhythm. Others trolled him for performing exceptionally well in IPL 2022 and flopping in international cricket.
They expressed their views on the matter through some intriguing memes on social media. Here is a collection of the best memes:
Buttlers Inner Voice 🤣
#INDvsENG #JosButtler https://t.co/AWd60SD0P6
Jos Buttler after becoming captain 🤣 https://t.co/gA5SiLaQZl
Buttler in Buttler in Int.
IPL Cricket https://t.co/UhGHLX7B2L
Captain Jos buttler #ENGvIND https://t.co/oVDaBQVMrx
England's current-best white-ball batter Jos Buttler is struggling for form in this series against India.
#JosButtler #JaspritBumrah #MohammedShami #Cricket #ViratKohli #WIvsIND #RohitSharma #RishabhPant #HardikPandya #IndianCricketTeam #TeamIndia #Sky11 https://t.co/soOdWW4gmq
Jos Buttler without Mumbai Indians.
#IndiaVSEnglandODIonSonyLIV #INDvsENG #ENGvIND https://t.co/ky9ieKw6Wn
Jos Buttler nowadays https://t.co/CB8ruzMdQD
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#ENGvIND https://t.co/mucEVTxWKx
Yuzvendra Chahal, Hardik Pandya dent England hopes of high total in 2nd ODI
Unlike the first ODI, England's openers began the innings cautiously against Indian pace mavericks Mohammad Shami and Jasprit Bumrah. Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow did not allow the duo to pick up any wickets in the powerplay, even though they were beaten on multiple occasions.
Hardik Pandya reaped the benefits of Shami and Bumrah's tight bowling as he scalped Jason Roy's wicket in the ninth over to give India their first breakthrough. Yuzvendra Chahal then dismissed Jonny Bairstow (38), Joe Root (11), and Ben Stokes (21) in quick succession to break the backbone of England's batting line-up.
England were struggling at 159/6 at the end of 33 overs, with Moeen Ali (17) and David Willey (6) at the crease.