Michael Vaughan brings MS Dhoni's name into the discussion while predicting Jos Buttler’s future as England captain

England won the eighth edition of the 20-20 World Cup under the captaincy of Jos Buttler. Notably, it was the first major international tournament for the 32-year-old when he was leading the national team of the three lions. Interestingly, Jos happened to be the World Champion skipper in his first 20-20 World Cup as captain of the national side of England.

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Meanwhile, former England skipper Michael Vaughan has compared the Somerset batter’s performance to the former legendary Indian skipper MS Dhoni both as a batter and a leader.

Here's what Michael Vaughan said about Jos Buttler while comparing him with MS Dhoni

“Buttler won the World Cup at the first attempt, he has the opportunity to create his own legacy. For many years, MS Dhoni had led India as captain. Buttler is capable of doing the same, especially now that he is focusing on a single format. Steel is present there as well, and the fans can see it in his eyes,” wrote Vaughan in his column for The Daily Telegraph.

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Notably, Buttler took over the captaincy duties following the retirement of the former World Champion England skipper Eoin Morgan. Following that, the team achieved grand success in the marquee tournament played in Australia.

Apart from his captaincy, Buttler also contributed to the team with his ability with the bat and behind the wickets as well. The veteran of 103 T20Is for England scored two half-centuries for the three lions including the one that came against India in the 10-wicket win in the second semi-final of the eighth edition of the 20-20 World Cup.

The premier batter of Rajasthan in the Indian T20 League also took nine catches behind the wickets and played a crucial role in the team’s run for the title triumph.

Currently, Buttler is in action with the English team during the first of the three-match ODI series against Australia where they are defending the target of 288 runs in 50 overs. At the time of filling this copy, former Aussie skipper, Steve Smith alongside Alex Carey is there in the middle with Australia’s score of 214 runs for the loss of three wickets in 31.4 overs at the moment.