World Cup 2019: Buttler produces 'Dhoni-like' lightning quick stumping to dismiss Fakhar Zaman

World Cup 2019: Buttler produces 'Dhoni-like' lightning quick stumping to dismiss Fakhar Zaman

Think of Jos Buttler and the first thing which comes to a cricket fan's mind is the English cricketer's destructive power hitting. Besides his belligerent hitting, the dangerous strokemaker has also built a reputition of sorts as a clinical wicket-keeper behind the stumps. The Englishman showed a glimpse of the same when he effected a razor sharp stumping of Pakistani opener Fakhar Zaman in England's match against Pakistan at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. Such was Buttler's quickness with the gloves that it drew a parallel with India's MS Dhoni. Dhoni has been hailed by critics and fans to have the quickest hands behind the stumps for his unorthodox yet effective stumpings. Buttler's moment of brilliance with the gloves came when he effected the  stumping of Fakhar Zaman in England's World Cup encounter against Pakistan and broke the opening stand which seemed to be flourishing at that point of time in the match.

Earlier this morning, Jos Buttler's brilliant work from behind the stumps helped England get rid of Fakhar Zaman. https://t.co/MYKQFieSu2

— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) June 3, 2019

A lightning-quick stumping. Impressed with glovework, celebrated commentator and former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar claimed that Buttler has joined 'Dhoni school of stumping', and went on to explain: "Collection close to the stumps, sharp and quick. Makes all the difference in the age of technology." Pakistan posted a herculean target of 349 runs against England after being invited to bat first by English captain Eoin Morgan on a flat Trent Bridge pitch at Nottingham. Mohammad Hafeez top scored for Pakistan with a fluent 84-run knock, while Babar Azam and Sarfaraz Ahmed registered half tons each.