No place like India to play cricket: Jos Buttler

Cuttack: England have not won a single match so far in their tour of India but their ODI team vice-captain Jos Buttler today said that the host country was the best place to play cricket.

Buttler, who was also a part of the England team that lost the five-match Test series 0-4 before this ODI series, said that his side were looking forward to win the do-or-die second match here tomorrow.

"There's no place like India to come and play cricket. It is a fantastic experience for someone to cherish and really embrace. The atmosphere the other day in Pune (first ODI) was fantastic. The quieter it is, it's better for us. It's a fantastic challenge for us and a really enjoyable one," Buttler said at the pre-match press conference.

"We've lost the first match, so straightaway it's a knock-out game for us tomorrow. Looking ahead, there's a tournament coming up in the summer and it's fantastic to be under the pressure," he added.

Buttler said his side have the capability to make a turnaround as they trail 0-1 in the three-match ODI series after losing the first game by three wickets.

"As a side if we can come from 1-0 down and win the series 2-1... obviously we've got to progress one game at a time but I think it is great that we can get that excitement, not just for myself but for the group that straightaway tomorrow is a knockout type of a game. I think that's a real motivation."

England failed to defend their best ever total of 350 against India in the first ODI in Pune but Buttler sought to draw positives from that match.

"We reached 350 without anyone going on getting a 100. That's the difference between the two sides, two guys standing up for the Indian team and going past three figures. Getting to 350 should give us confidence. Guys do go on and make telling contributions, 350 plus is achievable for us as a side," he said.

Virat Kohli came up with another masterclass century while Kedar Jadhav hit an outstanding 120 to help India script an astonishing chase to take a 1-0 lead going into Cuttack one-dayer.

"He (Kohli) occupies as much space as anyone else. He’s been in fantastic form for a long period of time. His record is very good. Guys constantly have been coming up with plans for him," Buttler said of Kohli.

"India have some other fantastic players in their side as well. We can't focus on just one player and forget about the others. Something we've been trying to do as group is focus on our strengths and really back out strengths. Obviously you have to specific plans."