England captain Jos Buttler gave all credit to Tilak Varma for steering India over the line while expressing his satisfaction with the debutants and the style his side played with in the second T20I.

England suffered a seven-wicket defeat in first of five T20Is in series vs India; tourists were bowled out for 132 with Jos Buttlers 68 the highest score; white-ball assignments for England include tour of India,

The 22-year-old Tilak Varma posted his fourth half-century in T20 internationals, with his 55-ball knock including four fours and five sixes

England captain Jos Buttler on Tuesday said having partners and children on long overseas assignments is "really important"

Jos Buttler's England side have named their Playing 11 for the first T20I match against India at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata on Wednesday.

However, England's powerful T20I squad will be a tough hurdle for India. The likes of Buttler, Phil Salt and Liam Livingstone with the bat, and a bowling attack led by Jofra Archer, is expected to give India a good run for their money.

Skipper Jos Buttler was lone warrior for England in the 1st T20I against India at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Buttler's half-century kept England afloat after they were down to 83/5 at one stage. While Buttler was the only Englishman to score 20-plus runs, only two other batters scored in double-figures.

Jos Buttler has vowed England will be “more aggressive and come back harder” following a comprehensive defeat to world champions India in the first of five T20s in Kolkata. England put in a ...

Catch the highlights from the second T20I match between India and England held at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai here

Jos Buttler led from the front with 68 off 44 balls but the rest of England’s batters struggled in their first T20 against India which marks Brendon McCullum’s first match as white-ball head coach. McCullum is seeking to transform England’s limited-overs sides like he has done with the Test team,

For India, Axar Patel and Varun Chakravarthy delivered with the ball. Axar took 2 wickets for 32 runs in 4 overs, while Varun claimed 2 for 38 in his spell. Arshdeep Singh, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, and Abhishek Sharma contributed with a wicket each.