Delhi: England's explosive batsman Jos Buttler is called 'Jos the Boss', but the answer to why he is called so was once again seen in the match between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Tuesday. . The right-handed batsman scored a brilliant century against KKR and led his team to victory. Rajasthan team captain Sanju Samson won the toss and decided to bowl first at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata.

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Batting first, the hosts scored 223 runs at the loss of 6 wickets on the basis of a stormy century by star all-rounder Sunil Narine. Chasing the target, the hosts' score was 162 runs for 6 wickets after 16 overs. In such a situation, he needed 62 runs on 24 balls. The victory seemed difficult, but Butler lasted till the last over and once again played the role of match winner for the Ooni team.

The right-handed wicketkeeper batsman played an inning of 107* runs in 60 balls, which included 9 fours and 6 sixes. The special thing is that while batting, he had some problem in his leg and he was not able to even walk properly, but he showed courage and had faith in himself. Even during the post match presentation after the match, the England captain won the hearts of the fans with his words.

33-year-old Jos Buttler said, “The biggest mantra of today's (Tuesday) innings was confidence. At times it felt like I was struggling a bit for rhythm. Actually I was watching golf and I saw a guy named Max Holmes Whenever negative thoughts come, I think the exact opposite and dare to dream. This thinking keeps motivating me to move forward.”

He further said, “Sometimes you feel disappointed or start questioning yourself, but I was trying to convince myself that everything is fine, keep going, you will get your rhythm back and stay calm. Try.”

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Not only this, Butler, referring to Virat Kohli and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, said, “Throughout the IPL, you have often seen strange things happen, the way players like Dhoni and Kohli stay till the end and believe. You have seen that many times in IPL and I was also trying to do the same.

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