England Swashbuckling Wicket keeper batsman Jos Buttler has said there is nothing wrong with cricketers wanting to specialise in a particular format and believes the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) has changed the “climate” of the sport considerably. England’s Adil Rashid and Alex Hales have signed white ball-only contracts with their respective counties, which means they are not available for selection for the Test side, while Colin Munro did the same in New Zealand in March.
“I think there is nothing wrong in people wanting to specialise in the sport,” Buttler told Hindustan Times.
“It is becoming increasingly tough to play in all three formats. I don’t think we should have that snobbery that if you play cricket, you need to play all formats.”
Buttler and his Rajasthan team mate Ben Stokes, who fetched a whopping $1.97 million in the February auction, are among a dozen English players currently playing in the IPL with limited success.
