Jos Buttler Quiz: England's White-Ball Captain and World Cups

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England's explosive wicketkeeper-batter helped win one World Cup with gloves on and another as captain, and this Jos Buttler quiz looks at both. Play 10 interactive questions on Taunton, Somerset and Lancashire, ramp shots, his fast ODI hundreds, the 2019 final, the 2022 T20 World Cup, the IPL Orange Cap and his time as captain.

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  1. Role

    What role does Buttler play?

  2. Birth

    In which Somerset town was he born?

  3. County

    Which county did he later join?

  4. 2019

    How did he finish the 2019 World Cup final?

  5. Venue

    Where was the 2019 final played?

  6. T20

    Which title did England win under his captaincy in 2022?

  7. Double

    What did the 2022 win make England?

  8. IPL

    Which IPL award did he win in 2022?

  9. Franchise

    Which IPL team was he playing for in 2022?

  10. Shot

    Which inventive shot is Buttler known for?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions
  1. Q1: What role does Buttler play?

    Answer: Wicketkeeper-batter

    He bats aggressively.

  2. Q2: In which Somerset town was he born?

    Answer: Taunton

    He played for Somerset first.

  3. Q3: Which county did he later join?

    Answer: Lancashire

    He moved north in 2014.

  4. Q4: How did he finish the 2019 World Cup final?

    Answer: Running out Martin Guptill in the super over

    England won on boundary count.

  5. Q5: Where was the 2019 final played?

    Answer: Lord's

    It is called the home of cricket.

  6. Q6: Which title did England win under his captaincy in 2022?

    Answer: The T20 World Cup

    England beat Pakistan in the final.

  7. Q7: What did the 2022 win make England?

    Answer: Holders of both white-ball world titles at once

    It was a first for a men's team.

  8. Q8: Which IPL award did he win in 2022?

    Answer: The Orange Cap for most runs

    He scored four hundreds.

  9. Q9: Which IPL team was he playing for in 2022?

    Answer: Rajasthan Royals

    He was their star opener.

  10. Q10: Which inventive shot is Buttler known for?

    Answer: The ramp or scoop over the keeper

    He hits all around the ground.

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Jos Buttler Quiz – England's White-Ball Captain and World Cups

Jos Buttler, born in Taunton in 1990, is an England wicketkeeper-batter known for explosive hitting and inventive shots such as the ramp. He started at Somerset and moved to Lancashire.

In the 2019 World Cup final at Lord's, he ran out Martin Guptill in the super over, sealing England's first men's ODI World Cup. He also holds some of England's fastest ODI hundreds.

As white-ball captain he led England to the 2022 T20 World Cup, making them holders of both white-ball world titles. That year he won the IPL Orange Cap for Rajasthan Royals with four hundreds. He stepped down as captain in 2025.

What This Quiz Teaches

Cricket fans will enjoy these questions.

  • Where Buttler started
  • What role he plays
  • Which finals he won
  • Which leagues he starred in
  • How he led England

Did You Know?

  • He took over as captain from Eoin Morgan in 2022.
  • He scored a 46-ball ODI hundred against Pakistan in 2015.
  • He played T20 leagues around the world.
  • England beat Pakistan by five wickets in the 2022 final.
  • He also plays Test cricket.

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