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Buttler steps down as England's white-ball captain
JOS BUTTLER has announced he will resign as England’s white-ball captain after their Champions Trophy dead rubber against South Africa on Saturday.
England’s group stage exit at the Champions Trophy — a third flop at a major tournament in the last 18 months, having relinquished both white-ball World Cups — left Buttler considering his position.
The 34-year-old, who succeeded Eoin Morgan in June 2022 and led England to T20 World Cup glory later that year, has come to a quick resolution about his future and he will step aside after their last Group B contest in Karachi.
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