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Jos Buttler, the English white-ball captain, remarked that the poor ODI World Cup 2023 campaign doesn’t define him as a person or his whole career. The 33-year-old was speaking before England’s limited overs tour to the Caribbean, with the first of three ODIs set to be played at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium on Sunday, December 3.
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Notably, England, the defending champions from the ODI World Cup 2019, went into the 2023 edition as one of the favourites to win back-to-back trophies. But, they had one of the worst CWC campaigns for the defending champions in history, finishing in 7th place in a 10-team tournament after losing matches to teams like Afghanistan and Sri Lanka.
Despite the fact that England struggled badly in the ODI World Cup 2023, the ECB has persisted with Jos Buttler as the captain of the team in 50 overs cricket. Before the ODI series against the West Indies is set to begin, he spoke about the recently concluded CWC in India and said, “It's a huge disappointment but it doesn't define me as a person or my whole career. So, just use it as something to make sure I look forward now and enjoy the challenges ahead.”
“Life moves on, the world moves on pretty fast. There's always something to look forward to. It's never as bad as you think it is and it's never as good as you think it is,” he added.
Jos Buttler plans to use poor CWC 2023 campaign as motivation to push himself
Apart from feeling disappointed about the poor CWC 2023 campaign for England, the white-ball captain Jos Buttler talked about how he plans to use it as a motivation to push himself forward as a cricketer. He was quoted as saying, “I've got to use it as motivation and hunger to push myself and the team forward. Use it as a positive experience to go into the rest of my career."
Jos Buttler also talked about how the young players who are looking forward to do well in England colours and said, “I still feel incredibly motivated and excited and it's nice to be around some of the younger guys who are desperate to do well and, as a more senior player, it gives you a lot of energy.”
