Buttler’s unique range-hitting
Jos Buttler was the first to pad up and enter the nets.
Interestingly, in IPL nets, you rarely see batters working on their technique. It is mostly slam-bang cricket, with players generally focusing on their range-hitting.
The 35-year-old Buttler, who seems to have rediscovered his rhythm with back-to-back half-centuries in the last couple of matches, had a special request for the side-arm throwers and the spinners. During the 35 minutes he spent at the nets, the Titans No. 3 faced only low full tosses. Initially, he struggled to generate power against the dipping deliveries, but as the session progressed, he began tonking them into the stands.
It was a very interesting training session from Buttler, with coach Ashish Nehra watching the action from behind the nets and applauding every clean strike.