ENG vs PAK: Jos Buttler will not play in the third T20 match against Pakistan, big reason revealed
The third T20 match between England and Pakistan will be played on 28 May. Jos Buttler (Image Credit- Twitter X) A four-match T20 series is currently going on between England and Pakistan (ENG vs PAK). So far, two matches of this series have been played. On the other hand, the third match of the ongoing T20 series will be played on Tuesday, May 28 at Sophia Garden, Cardiff. However, before the start of this match, a big bad news has come out for the England cricket team. Let us tell you that the team’s regular captain Jos Buttler will not be able to participate in this match. In such a situation, the question must be coming in your mind that why is he not participating in this match, so let us answer this question that why is he not participating in this match? Because of this reason, Jos Buttler will not be able to play the third T20 match against Pakistan Let us tell you that Jos Butler will not be able to participate in the third T20 match against Pakistan, because he is going to become a father very soon. Butler’s wife Louise is going to give birth to their third child very soon. Butler wants to be present with his wife in this difficult time, due to which he will not be able to play the third T20 match against Pakistan. Also, he had already informed the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) that he would be present with his wife at the time of the birth of his child. However, now Butler will not be able to participate in the third T20 match against Pakistan due to personal reasons. 🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 England captain Jos Buttler will miss the third T20 against Pakistan due to the birth of his child 👶 All the best to Jos and wife Louise ❤️ pic.twitter.com/NDJIWmoyXa — England’s Barmy Army 🏴🎺 (@TheBarmyArmy) May 27, 2024 On the other hand, if we talk about this T20 series going on between England and Pakistan, then the first match was washed out due to rain. After this, England won the second T20 match by 23 runs. So, if England wins the third T20 match, then it will win the T20 series.
T20 World Cup 2024: Fast bowler Shaheen Afridi rejects the responsibility of vice-captaincy of Pak team
T20 World Cup is starting from 2 June Shaheen Shah Afridi (Image Credit- Twitter X) Recently, some media reports have claimed that Pakistan cricket team’s fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi has turned down the offer of vice-captaincy of the team before the upcoming T20 World Cup. So after Afridi turned down the captaincy of the national team, reports of soured relations between Shaheen and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have also started gaining momentum. If ESPN Cricinfo reports are to be believed, PCB wanted to make Shaheen an assistant to Babar Azam in the upcoming T20 World Cup, but now the 24-year-old bowler has directly refused to take this role in the Pakistani team. It is worth noting that recently Shaheen Afridi was removed from the captaincy of the T20 team of the Pakistan cricket team and Bazam Azam was given the captaincy of all three formats. However, after this incident, once again an attempt was made by the PCB to bring Shaheen into the team’s leadership group, but now the cricketer has refused to take this role. So after Shaheen rejected the offer of vice-captaincy, PCB can appoint Shadab Khan or Mohammad Rizwan as the vice-captain of the Pakistani team in the upcoming T20 World Cup. On the other hand, if we give you information about the upcoming T20 World Cup, then this time this multinational tournament is going to start from June 2 under the joint hosting of West Indies and USA. On the other hand, Pakistan will start its title campaign with a match against USA on June 6. This match between the two teams will be played at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas. Pakistan Cricket Team for Upcoming T20 World Cup: Babar Azam (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan.
ENG vs PAK: Moeen Ali will take charge of the England team in the absence of Jos Buttler
A four-match T20 series is currently being played between England and Pakistan. Moeen Ali. (Image Source: Getty Images) A four-match T20 series is currently being played between England and Pakistan (ENG vs PAK). The first match of this series was to be played in Leeds on 22 May, but this match did not take place due to rain. But now the second T20 match between the two teams will be played on Saturday, 25 May at Edgbaston, Birmingham. However, this series is very important in view of England’s preparations before the T20 World Cup. But if regular captain Jos Buttler does not captain the team in this series, then in his absence all-rounder Moeen Ali is seen captaining the team. So now he has given a big statement about handling this role in the English team. Moeen Ali gave a big statement Let us tell you that on taking over the captaincy of the England cricket team, Moeen Ali said as per Daily Mail- When I was the vice-captain of the team, Jos Buttler did not play at that time. At that time I played matches as the vice-captain of the team. I am very satisfied with this role. If I become the captain of the team, then not much will change. It has nothing to do with that. We are all on the same page. Moeen further said- If I am playing well, I want to continue playing. If I am not able to play in the World Cup, then I can decide about my career. At present there is no fixed time for this. But if I am playing well and my body supports me, then I can continue playing as long as possible. England cricket team for T20 series against Pakistan: Phil Salt, Will Jacks, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brooke, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Joffra Archer, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley, Mark Wood, Ben Duckett, Liam Livingstone, Tom Hartley.