'No.5 batter thodi hoga leading run scorer wc me' -Fans react as Former South African cricketer says Jos Buttler will top charts in 2023 World Cup

The 2023 World Cup will be in India and this will fourth time in the subcontinent. England will be wanting to defend the World title that they won in 2019. The Three Lions will play a full-strength side with Ben Stokes unretiring from ODIs to be a part of the ODI World Cup. It remains to be seen what kind of surfaces will be seen in India.

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Ahead of the mega event, Jacques Kallis said Jos Buttler could be the leading run scorer in the World Cup on a show for the Cricket Governing Body. Buttler has played 165 ODI games and scored 4647 runs at an average of 41.49 and a strike rate of 117.97. The England skipper had struck 11 ODI hundreds and 24 fifties. When Kallis made these comments, the fans said it would be impossible for Butler to achieve the feat as he primarily bats in the middle order for his country.

England have great depth in their squad ahead of 2023 World Cup

The Three Lions have taken the cricketing world by storm with Bazball and how they have adopted the methodology to all three forms of the game. But it remains to be seen how England will adapt to the surfaces in India. England also won the T20 World Cup in Australia in 2022. With great bowling and batting options and depth in their squad, they will be a force to reckon with at the World Cup.

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When it comes to the World Cup schedule, it will not be undergoing any further changes as the Cricket Governing Body and the Indian Cricket Board have said that no further alterations can be made possible. This happened after the Hyderabad Cricket Association said that it could not host back-to-back games. But with no alternative left, it will have to do this.

Police from Hyderabad have said they will make adequate arrangements for the smooth conduct of back-to-back games. When it comes to the India-Pakistan game it will be held at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on October 14.

Let us take a look at the reactions on Twitter:

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Not even in top 10

— Un-Lucky  (@Luckyytweets) August 25, 2023

High praise from Jacques Kallis for Jos Buttler's World Cup potential.

— San Francisco (@SanFrancis_co) August 25, 2023

Not happening Butler will bat at 5 . My predictions are :
1) Bairstow
2) Virat
3) Smith

— Rajesh Kumar (@Narendr26770938) August 25, 2023

If anyone would be the highest run-scorer from England, then it is Joe Root.

— MAURYAN (@curiousmaurya) August 25, 2023

Maybe if he was a Top 3 batter

— . (@Jose863_) August 25, 2023

Joss Buttler is frequently regarded as overrated as contemporary aspiring cricketers tend to idolize the likes of Rizwan, who embody an aggressive style of play. Players who prioritize personal milestones over team success, such as Buttler, often fade into the background.

— Faizan Ashfaq (@muhammadfashfaq) August 25, 2023

He is a Middle order player 😭 Kallis 😅

— VINEETH𓃵🦖 (@sololoveee) August 25, 2023

Seeing Buttler’s experience on Indian pitches, he is well poised to lead the charts!

— Dennis (@BatBallDennis) August 25, 2023

Swing On , Butler gone

— Aryan 45 🇮🇳 (@Iconic_Rohit) August 25, 2023