Jos Buttler signs three-year contract extension with Lancashire

Englands whiteball captain Jos Buttler has signed a threeyear extension contract with Lancashire the English County Club confirmed on TuesdayButtlers current deal was due to expire at the end of this season but he will now remain at Emirates Old Trafford until at least the end of 2025Lancashire Cricket can confirm that England mens whiteball captain Jos Buttler has signed a threeyear contract extension with the Club the Club said in a statementThe 32yearold who is currently in Australia preparing for Englands T20 World Cup campaign joined Lancashire in 2013 from Somerset and was a key part of the Lancashire Lightning side who lifted the T20 Blast trophy for the first time in the Clubs history in 2015Buttlers central contract with the ECB restricts his availability during the English season He played a solitary T20 Blast match for Lancashire in the 2022 season making 42 from 29 balls against Worcestershire in JulyThe attacking batter has not played a County Championship game since the Roses match in July 2018 and his most recent List A appearance for the county was even longer ago also against Yorkshire at Old Trafford in 2016I am really pleased to commit my county cricket future to Lancashire the Club which provided me with an opportunity to achieve my ambitions when I joined from Somerset back in 2013 said Buttler who took over the white ball captaincy from Eoin Morgan earlier this yearAlso ReadJos Buttler Moeen Ali not in favour of running out batters at nonstrikerrsquos endWhilst I have not had the opportunity to come back as much as I would have liked in recent seasons it is always a privilege to represent the Red Rose and play at Emirates Old Trafford in front of our Members and supporters I will always look to help the Club wherever I can and hopefully there are plenty of opportunities for me to be able to do so during the next three seasons he addedDirector of Cricket Performance Mark Chilton said We are delighted that Jos has signed a new threeyear contract with Lancashire CricketWe are all aware of the limitations within the schedule for a cricketer in demand such as Jos however as England mens white ball captain and a World Cup winner the value of the experiences that Jos when available can impart into our dressing room cannot be underestimatedJos is one of the most feared white ball batters in world cricket and to have the option to include him in our side when the schedules allow is something which can only make us stronger and benefit our younger players to learn from such an elite performer he addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever