Former England captain Kevin Pietersen believes Jos Buttler is the "best player on the planet" after his outstanding run of form for Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League.
Buttler finished the IPL as the leading run scorer, having made 863 at an average of 57.53 as Rajasthan reached the final. The 31-year-old scored the second most amount of runs ever in a single season and also equalled Virat Kohli's record for the most hundreds in an IPL campaign with four.
Unsurprisingly, Pietersen named him in his team of the tournament, describing Buttler as the "best player on the planet". In his column for Betway, Pietersen wrote: "A truly historic campaign.
