Former England skipper Jos Buttler penned a heartfelt note after stepping down from his captaincy duties in white-ball cricket following the side’s disappointing campaign in the Champions Trophy 2025.

England’s torturous white-ball winter ended with a whimper in Jos Buttler’s swansong as captain as they were humbled by South Africa to exit the Champions Trophy with three defeats from three. Back-to-back Group B defeats to Australia and Afghanistan sealed an early exit and Buttler’s fate but England were unable to rouse themselves for his send-off in Karachi,