Kumar Sangakkara gives a big statement about Jos Buttler, who is the batsman for Rajasthan Royals. For the first time in history, he makes that statement.

On Friday, against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Qualifier 2 of the ongoing IPL 2022 at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Rajasthan Royals opening batter was at his blistering best. With seven wickets in hand and 11 balls to spare, the right-handed hitter went on to play an unbeaten 106 to help Rajasthan chase down 158. Rajasthan has qualified for the IPL 2022 final, which will be held on Sunday at the same stadium, where they will face Gujarat Titans.

After the game against RCB, RR Director of Cricket Kumar Sangakkara stated it’s difficult to put into words what Buttler has done for the franchise this season, and he can’t recall anyone else batting as well in the tournament’s history.

“In terms of T20 batting, it’s difficult to put into words what he’s done for us this season. He got off to such a terrific start that he had a flutter at one point during the event, but then he calmed down and had a lot of wonderful chats instead of simply training. He recognised the fact that he was a mortal, a human, and that he couldn’t be at that level of greatness every day.”

“And to understand how you kind of reach that level every game at different stages, somedays you have to fight and look ugly, other days your rhythm is there and the reality is that you cannot fight the condition, you just have to settle into it and build the innings. He can accelerate at any point; he has got all the strokes. He is a lovely guy and he understands the game really well. I cannot remember anyone batting this well in the history of the IPL,” he further stated.

In the ongoing edition, Buttler has registered four centuries and he is just the second batter after

“And to understand how you kind of reach that level every game at different stages, somedays you have to fight and look ugly, other days your rhythm is there and the reality is that you cannot fight the condition, you just have to settle into it and build the innings. He can accelerate at any point; he has got all the strokes. He is a lovely guy and he understands the game really well. I cannot remember anyone batting this well in the history of the IPL,” he further stated.

In the ongoing edition, Buttler has registered four centuries and he is just the second batter after Virat Kohli to score these many tons in a single edition of the tournament.

to score these many tons in a single edition of the tournament.

Buttler is also only the third batsman in IPL history to score over 800 runs in a single season. Virat Kohli and David Warner had previously amassed over 800 runs in 2016.

This season, Buttler has totaled 824 runs in 16 games.