Archive · 1 Feb 2026
Buttler Becomes England's Most Capped International Cricketer
Jos Buttler, a famous cricket player from England, has played more international matches than anyone else from his country.
He achieved this by playing in his 402nd match against Sri Lanka.
Buttler has scored a lot of runs in different types of cricket games, like Tests, One-Day Internationals (ODIs), and Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is).
He has also won two big cricket trophies with England.
Soon, he will play in the T20 World Cup in 2026, which will be held in India and Sri Lanka.
England's team for this tournament will be led by Harry Brook.
Jos Buttler became the most capped player for England in international cricket with 402 matches.
He surpassed James Anderson's previous record of 401 matches.
Buttler has scored 12,308 runs across all formats of international cricket.
He is part of the England squad for the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026.
Harry Brook has been named the captain for the T20 World Cup 2026.
- Who
- Jos Buttler
- What
- Became the most capped player for England in international cricket
- When
- During the second T20I against Sri Lanka on Sunday
- Where
- Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
- Why
- Surpassed James Anderson's record of 401 international matches
- Player
- Jos Buttler
- Matches Played
- 402
- Runs Scored
- 12308
- Test Matches
- 57
- ODI Matches
- 199
- T20I Matches
- 145
- Centuries in ODIs
- 11
- Centuries in T20Is
- 1
- Upcoming Tournament
- ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026
- Tournament Start Date
- February 7, 2026
- Tournament Host Countries
- India and Sri Lanka
- First Match Opponent
- Nepal
- First Match Date
- February 8, 2026
- New Captain
- Harry Brook