Buttler confirmed as England's new white-ball captain

Jos Buttler has been appointed England's new white-ball captain following Eoin Morgan's retirement from international cricket.

The wicketkeeper-batter looked the obvious candidate having served as Morgan's vice-captain and established himself as one of the most accomplished white-ball players in the world.

Buttler fired an unbeaten 162 off 70 balls to inspire England to a 232-run victory in their first ODI against the Netherlands earlier this month, coming off the back of an IPL campaign in which he recorded four hundreds for Rajasthan Royals.

The 31-year-olld's tenure as skipper will begin against India on July 7 with the first of three T20 internationals, before England face the same opposition in three one-day internationals.

Buttler has skippered England before in the odd game when Morgan has been injured, most recently in the third and final ODI against Netherlands as he presided over an eight-wicket win that clinched a 3-0 series sweep.

"I would like to offer my sincere thanks and gratitude to Eoin Morgan for his outstanding leadership over the past seven years," said Buttler. "It has been the most memorable period for everyone involved. He has been an inspirational leader, and it has been fantastic to play under him. There are lots of things that I have learnt from him that I'll take into this role.

"It is a great honour to take over from Eoin, and the place he has left English white-ball cricket in is exciting, and I'm inspired for the challenges ahead.

"There is excellent strength-in-depth in the white-ball squads, and I'm looking forward to leading the teams out for the series that are coming up against India starting next week and later in July against South Africa.

"It is the greatest honour to captain your