Jos Buttler has withdrawn from the SA20 2025 league as he prefers international duties over the league. The SA20 league will be played between January 9 and February 8, 2025. Buttler has been backed as England’s White ball captain after Matthew Mott stepped down as England’s white-ball head coach.
Meanwhile, England is set to tour India to play a five-match T20I series and a three-match ODI series between January 22 and February 12. Buttler is expected to continue as the white-ball captain in the 2025 champions trophy. “This is a message to the Paarl Royals fans,” Buttler said on Royals’ X account.
Thank you for everything, Jos the Boss. We’ll miss the scoops, we’ll miss you! 💗 pic.twitter.com/OTYR4cfWw2
— Paarl Royals (@paarlroyals) August 6, 2024
“[I am] disappointed that I won’t be coming back to the SA20 this year. There are some England games on and my full focus will be there. It’s a shame I won’t be coming back to the tournament. I have got a lot of love for the tournament. Huge amount of love for the Paarl Royals and especially the Paarl Royals fans. I wish you all the best in the competition and hopefully, I can come back in the future.”
Buttler has been one of the well-known players in 2023 and was the leading run-scorer in the league in 2023 with 308 runs at an average of 40.80 this year. He plays for Paarl Royals in the league which is linked up with IPL franchise Indian Premier League.
The Royals have already replaced Buttler with Dinesh Karthik joining the franchise as an overseas Player after he made his International and IPL retirement in June.
Paarl Royals Squad: David Miller (C), Keith Dudgeon, Bjorn Fortuin, Kwena Maphaka, Lungi Ngidi, Nqaba Peter, Andile Phehlukwayo, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Mitchell van Buuren, Codi Yusuf, Joe Root, Dinesh Karthik
