England's white-ball captain Jos Buttler announces his name change, video goes viral

England's white-ball captain Jos Buttler has officially changed his name to "Josh Buttler" after over a decade of his name being mispronounced and misspelled. The England Cricket Board (ECB) announced the name change in a humorous video posted on its official social media handle.

Buttler, 33, has been one of England's most consistent performers across formats for years. However, the wicket-keeper batter has had to endure the frustration of people getting his name wrong throughout his career. Even his mother has spelled it incorrectly on birthday cards, and shockingly, his MBE medal had the wrong name engraved. Notably, his MBE medal had his name misspelt as "Josh."

"Hi there. I’m England white-ball captain Jos Buttler. But for my entire life, I’ve been called the wrong name, From people on the street to my mum and in my birthday card. Dear Josh, you’re getting old. Happy birthday. Lots of Love, Mum," Buttler was heard saying in the video released by ECB.

After representing England for over a decade across all formats of the game and winning two World Cups, Buttler emphasized on fixing the problem for once and all to end the name confusion agony. Besides, the comical video ends with the producer calling him "Jos" instead of "Josh," prompting Buttler to throw his pen in mock disgust. 

"So after 13 years representing my country and two World Cup wins, it’s time to finally fix the problem. To solve the problem once and for all, I am officially Josh Buttler,” Buttler said in a video released by ECB.

“Okay guys, that’s a cut. Thanks, Jos!” said the producer.

Check out 'Josh' Buttler's name 'fix' video here:

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Josh Buttler (formerly Jos Buttler) is currently representing the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2024, where he has had a slow start with the bat, scoring only 22 runs in total in two games played. However, his record against Mumbai Indians, with 485 runs at an average of nearly 70, will give him confidence ahead of their upcoming clash on April 1.

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Buttler will be aiming for a strong IPL season to prepare for defending the ICC T20 World Cup title in June this year in the USA and Caribbean. His leadership was vital to England's triumph in Australia in the 2022 edition.