Blockbuster Butler

Buttler is an all-rounder, as much as his bat speaks volumes, his wicket-keeping is also top notch. However, he was not in the starting eleven fielded by Rajasthan. What is this? Did the injury hurt again? But no, it's strategic. Buttler's role was as an 'Impact Player'. Batting first, Kolkata scored 223 runs for 6 wickets. It was a good score. In that West Indies batsman Sunil Naran scored 109 runs.

was about to happen, the game will be won by Kolkata. But no, Baltar had something else in mind. Buttler came into the role of opener as Rajasthan chased the big target. Yashasvi Jaiswal was also there. He didn't last long. But Butler held on from start to finish. He scored a run off Varun Chakraborty's last ball to give Rajasthan a sensational win. This was the highest score chased by any team in the history of IPL.

became a record in that sense. Buttler remained not out scoring 107 runs. He only faced an empty 60 balls. But in between, he hit 9 fours and 6 sixes. It was taking a while, Rajasthan would lose. When the innings was 13 overs, Rajasthan was in a position of 121 runs after losing 6 wickets. It was a weak position.

But Baltar single-handedly handled the innings and led the team to a comfortable victory. He had missed the previous match due to injury. He was also not fully fit in the match against Kolkata. But when he came down to bat on the field. Play babal. Now it has started to be said, this is the best batting by any batsman while chasing the target in the history of IPL. At the end of the match, Baltar's strike rate was 178.33. This is good in itself. But by the end of 14 overs, his strike rate was 127.27.

Rajasthan's required run rate for victory had increased to 16. And there were wickets left, only four. A few years ago, the team would have given up in such a situation. Even a few years before that, it was considered an unwinnable situation, even impossible. But now cricket has changed, so has the style of playing together. How did Rajasthan win this game?

Again, the 'Impact Player' rule that started last season has made the IPL even more exciting. And more runs are coming. This time, the record of runs is being made one after the other. According to sports pundits, one of the reasons for this is indeed Nimam. Buttler was also given the role of 'impact player'. Due to injury, he could not play from the beginning. But when played, there was no answer. If the

is to return to the game again, Buttler suddenly became aggressive in a difficult situation towards the end. In today's cricketing parlance, he drove forward with surprise. He started off 34 balls for 42 runs. But for the next 65 runs, he hit only 26 balls. It shows how aggressively he played. He faced all the last 18 balls that Rajasthan faced. An extremely tired Buttler refused to take a run, fearing to lose a strike.

He is the captain of England's limited overs team. He also plays Tests. But his special introduction is in ODI and Twenty20 cricket. He is considered to be the best 'limited over player' that English cricket has ever had. So yes, he was a key member when England won the ODI World Cup in 2019. And in 2022, when England won the Twenty20 World Cup, he also captained it.

If you make a list of the best players in the IPL, Butler will be at the beginning. Buttler, who initially played for Mumbai Indians, later moved to Rajasthan where he shined more. He has scored 7 centuries and 19 fifties in more than 100 matches played in IPL. Virat Kohli holds the record for most centuries in IPL history. He has scored seven centuries. Butler is not far behind. His number of centuries has reached 7.

Behind him is Chris Gayle, with 6 centuries. Even this one statistic shows how successful he is in the IPL. Perhaps the best of these seven centuries was against Kolkata. He was not even in a position to walk when he scored the winning run. He looked like he was bathed in sweat. But his face showed immense happiness and satisfaction. He said, "It was really difficult for me, but every time I was encouraging myself to play."

With this win, Rajasthan's position in the tournament has become stronger. He has 12 points from seven games and tops the ten-team competition. Rajasthan have played 7 out of 14 matches in the league stage. Rajasthan, who have lost just one game so far on their journey, look certain to finish in the top four, barring a dramatic poor performance in their subsequent matches. Rajasthan must thank Butler at least once for this.