Jos Buttler now stands head and shoulders over the rest of the batting dons in T20 cricket having just hit his 15,000th run in the format. He’s currently playing against Sri Lanka and toying away its bowlers
back in England. Now in terms of an achievement, it is a stastical delight. The kind of batting wizardry supported by a monumental mark that would draw praise from even those who hardly speak or share their mind on the game, such as the legendary Jacques Kallis.
But in terms of its sheer impact, it tells us just why Jos Buttler is in a league of his own because with such considerably high run making, he finds himself right above an undisputed lord of T20 batting, Kieron Pollard – who has against his name 14,999 runs. The man who hit 6 consecutive sixes in a proper international for the West Indies which happened four years ago against Sri Lanka. The man who’s a two time T20 World Cup winner and a former captain of the Windies in the sport’s shortest format!
🚨 JOS BUTTLER CREATED HISTORY – FIRST BATTER EVER TO COMPLETE 15,000 RUNS IN T20s 🫡🔥
Jos Buttler – 15,000 runs.
Kieron Pollard – 14,999 runs.Buttler – One of the Greatest ever. pic.twitter.com/FOeP1VHVSk
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) September 18, 2026
And generally speaking, while he is regarded, there’s still not enough mention of Jos Buttler among the white ball greats of the game and among the finest to have ever worn a jersey for England.
In a format where Virat Kohli will soon hit his 10,000th run for the powerful Royal Challengers Bengaluru, where AB de Villiers blasted all bowlers imaginable and where Chris Gayle, the sport’s Universe Boss has earned a name for hitting sixes for fun, just how big and mighty is Buttler’s recent achievement?
It’s the sort of achievement that has come at the behest of punishing the best of seam bowlers and spinners alike, such as Rabada, Bumrah, Zampa, Wellalage, Theekshana, Rashid, Santner, Hosein, and countless other world renowned talents. Isn’t it?
And here’s where Jos Buttler stands in terms of his overall contribution to England international T20 cricket: he’s scored 4300 plus runs for the country in the game’s briefest format from 162 games.
Moreover, we have to remember that on several occasions, he’s kept wickets for England and for whichever franchise he’s ended up representing, and then done the run scoring bit. And that’s not even a bit. That’s 15,000 well and truly superbly crafted runs.
For someone who’s 36 and still fit and packing a punch- Buttler, from Taunton, England is still taunting the best who wield the bowl out there. And that’s phenomenal. For his love for the game and the joy he brings to the craft of batting, Jos Buttler must be celebrated!
