Jos Buttler hailed Adil Rashid as the ‘most important player’ in England’s white-ball team after he starred in the 26-run T20 victory over India in Rajkot. Having won the first two T20 matches, India would have taken an unassailable lead in the five-match series had they won the third game but the hosts fell 26 runs short of England’s 171-9.

During his innings, Buttler crossed the 600-run mark against India in T20Is, becoming the first player to achieve this feat. His current tally of 611 runs surpasses Nicholas Pooran's 592, with Buttler achieving the milestone in four more matches than the West Indian batter.

England overcame Varun Chakravarthy’s 5-24 to beat India by 26 runs in the third T20 to keep the series alive.

Jos Buttler hails Adil Rashid as England’s ‘most important player’ - Rashid took a priceless 4-0-15-1 with the ball in the third T20.

Skipper Jos Buttler once again had special praise in store for their unsung hero, Adil Rashid and reiterated his stance of branding the seasoned spinner as England's "most important player." Seven months ago,

India has won the toss and elected to bowl first in the series-opening T20 against England's cricketers in Kolkata.

Jos Buttler heaped praise on Adil Rashid for his exceptional bowling in England's 26-run win over India in the third T20I