Leaving Chris Gayle behind, 35 year old batsman preparing to sit on the biggest throne of T20

New Delhi. England’s star wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler has achieved another historic achievement in T20 cricket. During the match played between London Spirit and Manchester Super Giants in ‘The Hundred’ tournament, Butler overtook the great West Indies batsman Chris Gayle to become the second highest run-scorer in T20 cricket. Now his eyes are on only one player, who is ahead of him in this format.

Left Chris Gayle behind, eye on world record
Butler scored 16 runs in The Hundred, taking his total to 14,563 runs in T20 cricket. With this he left behind Chris Gayle who scored 14,562 runs. That means Butler has now become the second most successful batsman in T20 history. After leaving Chris Gayle behind, Butler now has his eyes set on the biggest record of T20 cricket. At the top of this list is former West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard, who has scored 14,803 runs in his career. Now there is a difference of only 240 runs between Butler and Pollard. Looking at the current form, Butler has a great chance to become the highest run-scorer in T20 cricket this season.

Explosive style remains intact even at the age of 35
35-year-old Jos Buttler has been counted among the most dangerous T20 batsmen in the world for the last decade. His aggressive batting in the powerplay, excellent strike rate against spin and his ability to hit big shots in the death overs make him different from other batsmen. Apart from playing many memorable innings for England, Butler has scored runs in IPL, The Hundred, Big Bash, SA20 and almost every major T20 league in the world. This continuity has brought them to this historic position.

Now preparing to create history
Chris Gayle is considered the most explosive batsman in T20 cricket. He not only scored thousands of runs in this format, but also set many such records which were considered unbreakable for a long time. In such a situation, Butler leaving Gayle behind will be considered one of the biggest achievements of his career. After becoming the second highest run-scorer in T20 cricket, Jos Buttler is now not far away from sitting on the biggest throne in history. If he maintains his form, Kieron Pollard’s record may soon be broken and Buttler will become the highest run-scorer in the history of T20 cricket.