Tag Archives: Jos Buttler

But one of the best things away from playing was a visit to a Mumbai slum. You see people in their conditions, getting stuck into their way of life and not moaning, and realise how lucky you are to be doing what you are doing. It put things into perspective. Jos Buttler

One of the things that I like to pride myself on is being the guy who sees the game through till the end. Jos Buttler

Although I train hard with England and Rajasthan Royals, when I am at home in London I always like to join some group fitness classes and experiment with new workout ideas. Jos Buttler

The game in T20 cricket moves so fast and guys are always putting you under pressure – you can have plans for the likes of Chris Lynn and Glenn Maxwell and try to execute them but they can then do the exact opposite of what you expect, especially Maxwell. Jos Buttler

The fact that people want to learn from you gives you confidence as well, especially if someone in an IPL dressing room that you respect comes up to you and asks how you do something. Your self-worth starts to improve. Jos Buttler

Cricket has a stigma of old men in white clothes playing cricket but readdressing that image to people who aren't necessarily cricket lovers may go some way to making it cooler. Jos Buttler

At Somerset I played with Marcus Trescothick who has spoken very openly about his battle with depression and anxiety. I had a few conversations with him about his problems but I also read his book which provided me with a great insight into what he went though. Jos Buttler

If you are going to introduce cricket to other countries then I think T20 is the format with which to do it – it's a great entry level into the sport and easy to pick up. Jos Buttler

Cricket isn't the be all and end all. That doesn't mean you put in less effort or don't try as hard. You put everything into it, but at the end of the day there are bigger and better things. Jos Buttler

The first time I played Test cricket, I did OK because I had no real expectations, I was just going to enjoy it. Then I lost that. Jos Buttler