Former England quick bowler Steve Harmison has questioned whether or not Jos Buttler nonetheless has the motivation to proceed in worldwide cricket after a disappointing marketing campaign within the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup 2026.England’s run within the event got here to an finish on Thursday when the England cricket crew misplaced a tense semi-final to the India nationwide cricket crew by seven runs on the iconic Wankhede Stadium. Led by Harry Brook, England fought arduous within the chase however finally fell quick.

Buttler endured a very troublesome event. Throughout eight matches, the right-handed opener managed simply 87 runs and struggled to search out rhythm on the crease. Within the semi-final, he tried to assault his manner out of the stoop however was finally dismissed by Varun Chakaravarthy. The England star completed the competitors with no single half-century and failed to offer robust begins on the high of the order.Following England’s elimination, Harmison mentioned Buttler now must mirror on his future with the nationwide aspect.“He wants to take a look at himself within the mirror and say, ‘Do I actually wish to stick with it enjoying worldwide cricket? If he says, ‘I do’, then he retains on enjoying for me. It is simply whether or not the ups and downs have taken that impact. I believe Jos deserves the fitting to suppose, ‘Have I acquired another cycle in me to get via to a different event?,” Harmison mentioned on TalkSport.“Solely Jos can reply that, and he must be allowed to do this. However I simply take a look at Jos, and I am undecided he is having fun with enjoying cricket for England in the intervening time,” he added.Harmison additionally instructed that if the eagerness for the sport is fading, Buttler might have to contemplate stepping apart and permitting the following era to take over.“If the candle is simply flickering, and it is not fairly there, which does not appear to have been an enjoyment issue for the final 12 months or so, then possibly it’s time for Jos to say, ‘I’ve given my time, given all the pieces for England, I have been England’s greatest white-ball participant, and it is now time for another person to take over,” mentioned Harmison.Regardless of the current struggles, Buttler stays certainly one of England’s most embellished white-ball gamers. He performed an important function in England’s triumphs on the 2019 Cricket World Cup and the 2022 ICC Males’s T20 World Cup.The wicketkeeper-batter can be England’s most capped participant throughout codecs with 411 worldwide appearances and is the nation’s highest run-scorer in T20 internationals with 4,037 runs. It stays to be seen whether or not he chooses to proceed his profession with a watch on the 2027 Cricket World Cup, scheduled to be hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.