Srinagar: England captain Jos Buttler has said that all possibilities are open after England suffered shock defeat vs Afghanistan that resulted in England being knocked out of ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
England became the first team from Group B to crash out from the eight-team tournament, courtesy of their back-to-back defeats against arch-rivals Australia and Afghanistan.
“I don’t want to say any emotional statements right now. But I think for myself and the other guys at the top, we should consider all possibilities,” said Buttler.
“It’s really disappointing. I thought we had our chances in the game. Another fantastic game of cricket, but disappointing to come out on the wrong side,” said Buttler.
“They got away from us there in the last 10 overs. Credit to Ibrahim, he played a fantastic innings. If we look back and reflect, 113 off the last 10 pushed them up to a score that was a very good score on that pitch,” he added.
Jos Buttler then went on to praise Joe Root’s gutsy century but rued the absence of any other top-six batters to support the veteran in taking the game deep.
“He played an unbelievable innings tonight. The way to handle pressure in a run-chase. He needed one of the other top six batters to stay in with him and take the game deeper,” Buttler remarked.