India triumphed over England in the first T20I against England as Kuldeep Yadav and KL Rahul starred in a refreshingly good initiation of the long English tour ahead.

However, the English national team is hardly deterred by this as Jos Buttler has come out and said that it was just the matter of one game.

“We are confident. We will stick to what has served us well, stay true to ourselves and come back hard at them in the next game,” he reportedly said.

The support in Manchester was quite diverse and their vocal supporters who backed them throughout the course of the match undoubtedly benefited the Indian team. Buttler believed that it was the diverse nature of the English society that resulted in such huge support for the Indian team.

“India is a huge cricketing nation with fanatical support. Being a diverse country, we have a lot of Indian supporters and it makes for a great atmosphere. We just have to accept that, and they get that support everywhere in the world,” Buttler said.

The wicketkeeper is seemingly enjoying his new role as that of an opener. Buttler was promoted up the order in the IPL this season when he represented Rajasthan Royals. The. Jos had some interesting words to say regarding his batting position.

“It’s a fantastic place to bat,” Buttler said of opening the batting. “It’s been another good challenge for me in my career and refreshing. Whether that’s me opening forever, I don’t know, I’d hope to retain the flexibility. But I do think it’s the best place to bat. But it comes down to the make-up of the team.”

This trend seems to be continuing in the national setup as well as Buttler emerged as his side’s best batsman as he scored 69 runs in 46 deliveries before being dismissed by Kuldeep Yadav.