India, March 4 -- Runs have dried up from Jos Buttler's bat at ICC events of late, but England are banking on their white-ball great to play a match-winning knock against India in the second T20 World Cup semifinal here on Thursday.

Buttler endured a forgettable ODI World Cup in India back in 2023, and nothing has gone to plan so far in the T20 World Cup for the 35-year-old in a country where he has scored tons of runs in the IPL, including the 2025 edition.

England is not worried about his form, but to put his lean run in perspective, he has only managed a single fifty-plus score in his last four ICC events, including the 2023 ODI World Cup, the 2024 T20 World Cup and the Champions Trophy last year.

The pitches, which have been on the...