The Jos Buttler white ball era began with a whimper as India utterly outclassed England's T20 kings with a ruthless display.
With his friend and former skipper Eoin Morgan about as close to the action as it was possible to be in the Sky Cricket pod on the boundary, all eyes were on the new man in charge. But rather than perform like the rockstar he so often is, the new captain was cleaned up for a golden duck by the brilliant Bhuvneshwar Kumar as his side fell well short of their target to be thrashed by 50 runs.
With India setting an imposing 199 for England to chase and their new ball bowlers in irresistible form, the task was just too much as the side were bowled out for 148 in 19.3 overs. Hopes of some Buttler fireworks to kick start his reign were dashed when Kumar’s inswinger cannoned into the stumps via the pads to get India going before all rounder Hardik Pandya blew the rest of the top order away, on a great night for him where his 4-23 and 51 with the bat shone brightest.
