'IND will be aggressive, and we do the same': Jos Buttler is UNFAZED by Rohit Sharma & co. in T20 WC

India and England are slated to play in the second semifinal of the current T20 World Cup 2024. On Thursday, June 27, the eagerly anticipated match is scheduled to occur at Providence Stadium located in Guyana.  This game is a relive of the 2022 T20 World Cup semi-final, in which England defeated Pakistan in the championship match to win the title after humiliating India with a 10-wicket loss. When the side lead by Rohit Sharma plays England again today, they would want to get back at them.

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Jos Buttler says England will be equally aggressive against India 

The T20 World Cup 2024 semifinals will pit India against England. A veiled warning has been sent to the Indian side by England's captain Jos Buttler before of their Thursday, June 27 match at Providence Stadium in Guyana. Buttler said England intends to match India's energy and acknowledged India's aggressive approach. This semifinal victor will go on to play South Africa in the final on Sunday, June 29 in Barbados.

India has won six straight games in the T20 World Cup, and they want to maintain their unblemished record and exact revenge for their semifinal defeat to England. Other from a close loss to South Africa, England had a mixed group stage but performed well in the Super 8.

Since losing in the 2022 semifinals, Buttler pointed out, India has adopted an aggressive approach to white-ball cricket. He also underlined that England is prepared to stop India's plan and is mindful of their threat. In a video posted by ECB, Jos Buttler said:

"I think you plan everything to go well and, of course, there will be time in the game when you are playing such a good team like India. You will be under pressure, and you will be forced to be reactive and try and throw the punches back. This time we are playing against a very different India side and the way Rohit leads his team and how he bats especially," 

"They play with a hell of lot of freedom so they will be very aggressive, which probably was a shift for them after the tournament, and they played like that in the 50-over World Cup as well. I think they are very confident in that stye of play and, yes, we need to be ready for that. Like every other game, we sort of have to assess the conditions and how the wicket will play or what will be the good score. But we know that they will be aggressive, and we will do the same," 

INDIA PREDICTED XI

Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh.

ENGLAND PREDICTED XI

Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (c) (wk), Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley/Will Jacks.