England suffered a seven-wicket defeat in first of five T20Is in series vs India; tourists were bowled out for 132 with Jos Buttlers 68 the highest score; white-ball assignments for England include tour of India,

Jos Buttler led from the front with 68 off 44 balls but the rest of England’s batters struggled in their first T20 against India which marks Brendon McCullum’s first match as white-ball head coach. McCullum is seeking to transform England’s limited-overs sides like he has done with the Test team,

England's cricket captain Jos Buttler has made history by equalling a major world record in the first T20I of the five-match series against India. Though England lost at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, Buttler was the star performer. He scored 68 runs off 44 balls in the first innings, registering his fifth T20I half-century against India.

Jos Buttler completed 12,000 T20 runs in the first T20I against India at Eden Gardens in Kolkata The England captain led by example, scoring 68 runs off 44 deliveries. However, the other batters struggled to get going as England posted 132 runs in the first innings.

In his first match as captain under coach Brendon McCullum, Jos Buttler has left a huge mark by becoming the second Englishman and seventh player overall to score over 12,000 runs in T20 cricket. Buttler achieved the feat during the first T20I against India, where he scored a brilliant half-century.

However, England's powerful T20I squad will be a tough hurdle for India. The likes of Buttler, Phil Salt and Liam Livingstone with the bat, and a bowling attack led by Jofra Archer, is expected to give India a good run for their money.

India has won the toss and elected to bowl first in the series-opening T20 against England's cricketers in Kolkata.

Opener Abhishek Sharma's sensational power-hitting secured India's comprehensive seven-wicket victory against England in the opening T20 International at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday.

England captain Jos Buttler on Tuesday said having partners and children on long overseas assignments is "really important"

England skipper Jos Buttler played a lone hand with his 68 as India bowled out the tourists for 132 in the first of five T20 internationals at Eden Gardens on Wednesday.

KOLKATA: England captain Jos Buttler attributed the crushing seven-wicket defeat against India in the first T20 International here to his batters' inability to "impose the game" when faced with quality spin bowling.