Jos Buttler IPL Career

Last Modified Mar 26, 2024 14:33 IST
Jos Buttler IPL Career
Image Courtesy - Jos Buttler's Twitter

A white-ball mercenary, and one of the most audacious hitters of a cricket ball, Joseph Buttler was threatening to be one of the hottest stars in town circa 2015. And, so it did not come as a surprise when defending champions Mumbai Indians shelled out INR 3.8 Crores for his services ahead of the 2016 auction.

Buttler's true calling, however, came in 2018 when he was picked by the Rajasthan Royals in the mega-auction. Having predominantly batted in the middle-order in his early IPL days, the RR's think-tank's decision to promote him to the opening spot proved to be a huge turning point in Butler's career.

IPL Debut year2016
IPL TeamMumbai Indians (2016-17), Rajasthan Royals (2018- present)
NationalityEnglish
RoleWicketkeeper-batsman
Batting StyleRight-handed batsman
Bowling Style-
Current Auction Price10 Crores
The last IPL Season runs392 (14 innings)

Jos Buttler IPL teams from 2016-2023

England’s White ball captain Jos Buttler appeared in the IPL for the first time in 2016 when Mumbai Indians added him to their squad. After spending two years in the blue Jos went to Rajasthan and it became his home. Jos has been a part of Rajasthan Royals for six years and also he is one of the major players of the team.

Year Team
2016Mumbai Indians
2017Mumbai Indians
2018Rajasthan Royals
2019Rajasthan Royals
2020Rajasthan Royals
2021Rajasthan Royals
2022Rajasthan Royals
2023Rajasthan Royals

Jos Buttler IPL Auction Price

Jos Buttler was first picked by the Mumbai Indians during the 2016 auction at INR 3.8 crores.

After spending two seasons with MI, Buttler moved to the Rajasthan Royals after the latter shelled out INR 4.4 Crores for his services at the mega-auction. He was subsequently retained by RR for INR 10 Crores ahead of the 2023 auction.

YearTeamSalary (in Rs)
2016Mumbai Indians38,000,000
2017Mumbai Indians38,000,000
2018Rajasthan Royals44,000,000
2019Rajasthan Royals44,000,000
2020Rajasthan Royals44,000,000
2021Rajasthan Royals44,000,000
2022Rajasthan Royals100,000,000
2023Rajasthan Royals100,000,000

Jos Buttler IPL runs year-wise

RR’s opener is known for his aggressive batting style, with Yashasvi Jaiswal providing a destructive start to the inning and utilizing powerplay. Jos has played 96 IPL games where he has scored 3223 runs with a strike rate of 148.32. Jos is the third-highest run scorer for Rajasthan Royals after Ajinkya Rahane and Sanju Samson. He has smashed five tons in his IPL career which third most centuries by a player and the highest for Rajasthan, he made four of them in just one season which is the joint most centuries in a season along with Virat Kohli who did the same in 2016.

YearMatNORunsAvgS/RHS501004s6sCTST
201614325523.18138.584100231170
201710027227.20153.677710271510
201813354854.80155.2495*50522191
20198031138.87151.708930381480
202013232832.80144.4970*20271660
20217025436.28153.0112401271330
202217286357.53149.0511644834590
202314039228.00139.01954042 1490
Career9610322337.92148.32124195319149521

Jos Buttler IPL records:

Jos Buttler IPL Career
Image Courtesy - Jos Buttler's Twitter

English opener has evolved as a batter over the years and made a big impact in his team and IPL with his aggressive batting style as well as staying on the crease. Scoring 800 runs with four centuries in the 2022 season has made him the highest scorer in a season for his team and also joint most centuries in a year. Here are some major IPL records of Jos Buttler.

Jos Buttler As Batter

RecordsStats
3rd most runs in a single IPL seasonButtler hammered a scarcely believable 863 runs in 17 innings @ 57.53/149.05 in IPL 2022.
Joint-most 100s in a single seasonThe Rajasthan Royals batter smashed 4 tons in IPL 2022, leveling Virat Kohli's record of 4 hundreds in 2016.
Most runs by an RR batter in a single seasonEn route to 863 runs, Jos broke the record for most runs scored by an RR batter in a single season. The record was previously held by Ajinkya Rahane, who racked up 560 runs in 2012.
3rd most sixes by a batter in one seasonJos smashed 45 maximums in IPL 2022. The record for most sixes in a single season is held by Chris Gayle, who smashed 59 maximums during the 2012 edition.
Most 100s for Rajasthan RoyalsThe English white-ball skipper has struck 5 tons for RR. None has scored more than 2.
Joint-most consecutive 50+ scoresIn IPL 2018, Buttler racked up 5 consecutive 50+ scores. Only 2 other batters- Virender Sehwag (2012) and David Warner (2019) have managed to score 5 on the bounce.

FAQs on Jos Buttler

Jos Buttler has slammed five centuries in his IPL career and four of them came in one season.

Rajasthan Royals pays Jos Buttler the amount of INR 10 crore per year as the salary of IPL.

As of March 2024, Jos Buttler is 34 years old, he was born on 8 September 1990.

Jos Buttler first appeared in the ninth edition of IPL which took place in 2016, he was in the squad of Mumbai Indians.

Jos Buttler won his first orange cap in 2022 when he scored 863 runs with four centuries.

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