Mumbai, June 04: Jos Buttler made a comeback of sorts when he was selected for the England team to play the test series against Pakistan. Considered as a white-ball impact player, Buttler made it to the English side making his case with the current red-hot-form that he is in. It was his knock in England’s first innings that helped the team demolish the Pakistan side with ease, within the first three days.

Buttler, who made a match-winning score of 80 runs in only 101 balls in the Lord’s test match, carried an interesting piece of external motivation on his bat’s handle. Known for his no-nonsense attitude and brawn style of batting, Buttler had scribbled ‘F**k It’ on his bat, as it was caught on the cam.

See what Jos Buttler had scribbled on his bat in a Test Match against Pakistan:

Cricket players, over the years, are known to have carried, worn or displayed notes, stickers, or other items as something that motivates them a little more. Remember, West Indies’ wicket-keeper Dinesh Ramdin had displayed a note to Viv Richards, after scoring a century in a test match at Edgbaston in 2012?

England suffered a shocking defeat in the first match of the two-match test series. Buttler scored a fighting half-century in the match, but in vain, as England had lost the match by 9 wickets. Going into the second test match, the English side to win the match to avoid a loss of face.

To come out in the middle and display a message ‘F**k It’, it displays the frame of mind of the wicket-keeper batsman was in at that time. Eventually, it was Buttler’s unbeaten inning of 80 runs that made the difference between the two sides. Joss Buttler was awarded the man of the match for his match-winning inning.

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