Jos Buttler owns 3,500-plus T20 runs in India: Key stats
What's the story
England skipper Jos Buttler is among the players to watch out for in the upcoming five-T20I series against hosts India, starting on January 22.
Buttler won't have much issues in adapting to the Indian tracks as he has played plenty of T20 cricket in the nation thanks to the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Here we look at his T20 records on Indian soil.
Career stats
Buttler's impressive IPL record
Buttler's IPL career, which started in 2016, has been defined by stunning numbers.
Having played 94 IPL games in India, he has scored 3,254 runs at an average of 38.73 and a strike rate of 147.84, as per ESPNcricinfo.
His record features seven centuries and 17 half-centuries, with the highest being an astonishing 124.
No other foreign batter has more T20 centuries on Indian soil.
Last year, Buttler became the first England player to complete 100 IPL matches.
Numbers
Over 3,700 T20 runs in India
Overall, Buttler has featured in 118 T20 games on Indian soil, having racked up 3,739 runs at 38.54 with his strike rate being 147.03.
The tally includes a total of 174 sixes. 3,007 of these runs have come while opening the batting at 43.57.
In England colors, the wicketkeeper-batter has clobbered 426 T20I runs across 17 appearances in India at 42.60 (50s: 3).
Outstanding performance
Buttler's record-breaking 2022 IPL season
Buttler had an exceptional IPL season in 2022, scoring 863 runs at an average of 57.53 and a strike rate of 149.05.
He became the third batter after Virat Kohli and David Warner to score over 800 runs in a single IPL season.
He also equaled Kohli's record for most centuries in a single edition of the tournament with four hundreds to his name.
Stats
England's leading run-getter in T20Is
In 129 T20Is, Buttler has smashed 3,389 runs at 35.67. He has registered 25 fifties besides a ton as the veteran is England's leading run-getter in the format.
In 22 matches versus India, Buttler has managed 498 runs at 33.20 (50s: 4).
As per ESPNcricinfo, in 51 away T20Is (home of opposition), Buttler has 1,345 runs at 33.62. The tally includes 13 half-centuries.