IND vs ENG: England captain Jos Buttler fires warning shots at India ahead of T20 World Cup 2024 semi-final

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IND vs ENG: England captain Jos Buttler has fired warning shots at India ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024 second semi-final at the T20 World Cup 2024 in Guyana on Thursday, June 27.

India are unbeaten in the T20 World Cup 2024 and defeated Australia by 24 runs in their last match. Australia crashed out of the tournament after losing against India, who posted 205/5 after being asked to bat first.

India are now up against England, the team which defeated them in the T20 World Cup 2022 semi-final by 10 wickets and 24 runs. However, English skipper Buttler is wary of the "different India side this time".

Ahead of the all-important semi-final, Jos Buttler reckoned that India have changed their template, and play a very aggressive brand of cricket now. He also praised his Indian counterpart Rohit Sharma.

"I think you plan everything to go well and, of course, there will be time in the game when you are playing such a good team like India. You will be under pressure, and you will be forced to be reactive and try and throw the punches back.

"This time we are playing against a very different India side and the way Rohit leads his team and how he bats especially," Buttler said in a video posted by the England Cricket Board on their website.

"They play with a hell of lot of freedom so they will be very aggressive, which probably was a shift for them after the tournament, and they played like that in the 50-over World Cup as well," he added.

IND vs ENG: Jos Buttler issues warning to India

However, Buttler did not shy away from asserting that England would reply to aggression with aggression. He said that his team was ready to face the challenge from the Indian cricket team.

"I think they are very confident in that stye of play and, yes, we need to be ready for that. Like every other game, we sort of have to assess the conditions and how the wicket will play or what will be the good score. But we know that they will be aggressive, and we will do the same," Buttler added.