The Jos Buttler era began with a 2-1 series defeat to India, after England earned a consolation victory in the final T20I after getting comprehensively beaten in the first two.
The series was Buttler's first since taking over the white-ball captaincy following Eoin Morgan's international retirement and an important building block ahead of this year's T20 World Cup. England have not won the T20 World Cup since 2010, having twice come close under Morgan.
They were beaten finalists in the 2016 edition thanks to Carlos Brathwaite's last-over heroics and then knocked out in the semi-finals last year thanks to a stunning unbeaten 72 from New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell. With England keen to go all the way this year, the India series is a key part of their preparation, with just six T20Is scheduled between now and the start of the World Cup.
