Jos Buttler hailed Adil Rashid as the ‘most important player’ in England’s white-ball team after he starred in the 26-run T20 victory over India in Rajkot. Having won the first two T20 matches, India would have taken an unassailable lead in the five-match series had they won the third game but the hosts fell 26 runs short of England’s 171-9.

Skipper Jos Buttler once again had special praise in store for their unsung hero, Adil Rashid and reiterated his stance of branding the seasoned spinner as England's "most important player." Seven months ago,

Relive Englands 26-run win over India in the third T20 international at Rajkot as the tourists cut their deficit in the five-match series to 2-1. The fourth game is in Pune on Friday (1.30pm UK time).

England are 2-0 in the five-match series having been thrashed by seven wickets in Wednesdays opener before a nail-biting two-wicket defeat in Chennai on Saturday; Mark Wood is set to his third T20 in

England overcame Varun Chakravarthy’s 5-24 to beat India by 26 runs in the third T20 to keep the series alive.

During his innings, Buttler crossed the 600-run mark against India in T20Is, becoming the first player to achieve this feat. His current tally of 611 runs surpasses Nicholas Pooran's 592, with Buttler achieving the milestone in four more matches than the West Indian batter.

England captain Jos Buttler set a new record for the most runs scored in Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) against India during the second match at Chennai's MA Chidambaram Stadium. On a challenging pitch, Buttler scored a resilient 45 runs, surpassing Nicholas Pooran's previous record of 592 runs.

Only Buttler, with 68 off 44 balls, emerged with credit before India overhauled their target with seven wickets and 7.1 overs to spare.

Jos Buttler made 45 runs from 30 balls as he unleashed his strokes once again in the second T20I against India at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Buttler has registered a major batting record against India in T20I cricket.

England captain Jos Buttler achieved a significant milestone by becoming the highest run-scorer against India in T20 Internationals during the series in Chennai. Although England's efforts fell short,

In the second T20I in Chennai, England struggled against India's spinners, stumbling to 165/9. Jos Buttler's 45 off 30 balls stood out, but frequent dismissals by Axar Patel and Varun Chakravarthy ...

An eight-match tour of India represents another stern examination as he will have attention thrust on him, the like of which he has never experienced. England captain Jos Buttler thinks he is up ...