Jos Buttler admitted England fell 40-50 runs short and suffered a four-wicket defeat against India in the end in the first ODI

England batter Jos Buttler scored his first-ever ODI fifty on Indian soil. This is the 17th ODI innings for Buttler on which he has reached the milestone. He along with Jacob Bethell has put England in complete control in the ongoing first ODI against India at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium,

Jos Buttler is holding the fort for England after Ravindra Jadeja handed them a big blow in the form of the wicket of Joe Root. That has left them four wickets down with well over half of their designated 50 overs left.

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Team India will miss star batter Virat Kohli due to a sore right knee but pacer Mohammed Shami returns to ODI action for the first time since India's World Cup final against Australia on November 19.

Speaking to the press on the eve of the ODI series opener in Nagpur, England captain Jos Buttler praised his Indian counterpart, Rohit Sharma, for pushing India to play aggressively in the 50-over format of the game.

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Buttler, who owns an ODI career average of 39.54, has managed just 435 runs across 20 innings against the Indian side. As per ESPNcricinfo, his average in this regard comes down to a paltry 21.75. The tally includes three fifties with his highest score being 67.

Following England's defeat against India in the first ODI match of the series, skipper Jos Buttler said that they failed to play as per their expectations in the game.Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer's mouthwatering fifties helped India to clinch a four-wicket triumph over England in the first ODI match of the series at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur on Thursday.