Jammu, March 1 -- Jos Buttler has decided to stand down as England's white-ball captain at the end of the team's campaign in the ongoing Champions Trophy 2025. The 34-year-old announced his decision in Karachi ahead of the team's last league game, against South Africa.

"It's the right decision for me, it's the right decision for the team and hopefully somebody else who can come in and work closely alongside Baz [Brendon McCullum] to take the team back to where it needs to be," Buttler said in a press conference on Friday (February 28).

Buttler admitted that the decision was forced by his team's early elimination from the Champions Trophy following back-to-back losses against Australia and Afghanistan in Lahore. The former World Champion...