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Jos Buttler vows England will be ‘more aggressive’ after T20 thrashing by India - Only Buttler, with 68 off 44 balls, emerged with credit before India overhauled their target with seven wickets and 7.

England captain Jos Buttler acknowledged his team's inability to effectively counter India's spin attack in the first T20I, leading to a seven-wicket defeat. He emphasized the need for individual players to develop strategies against spin and highlighted the importance of adaptability for the upcoming match in Chennai.

England were bundled out for just 132 with Jos Buttlers 68 the highest score; Indias Varun Chakravarthy took a three-for; Jofra Archer struck twice in one over but hosts dominated, reaching the target in 12.

India, who took England’s T20 world title last summer, present the toughest of beginnings for McCullum, with Wednesday’s opening Twenty20 in Kolkata the first of five before three ODIs act as preparation for next month’s Champions Trophy in Pakistan.

Skipper Jos Buttler was lone warrior for England in the 1st T20I against India at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Buttler's half-century kept England afloat after they were down to 83/5 at one stage. While Buttler was the only Englishman to score 20-plus runs, only two other batters scored in double-figures.

CHENNAI: England have not had a good time in white-ball cricket in India in recent times. At the 50-over World Cup in 2023, the champion's defence went up in flames multiple times as both their batters and bowlers faltered.

Power-packed bowling performances by spinners Varun Chakravarthy, Axar Patel and pacer Arshdeep Singh overwhelmed a valiant fightback by England skipper Jos Buttler, allowing India to restrict hosts to 132 runs in the first T20I at Kolkata's Eden Gardens on Wednesday.

England skipper Jos Buttler played a lone hand with his 68 as India bowled out the tourists for 132 in the first of five T20 internationals at Eden Gardens on Wednesday. Buttler reached his fifty in 34 balls but wickets kept tumbling and in an attempt to push the scoring the skipper finally fell to Chakravarthy the ball after hitting the bowler for six.