Hyderabad: Former England skipper Michael Vaughan on Friday predicted that England's limited-overs vice-captain Jos Buttler will lead the Three Lions' during Men's 2023 World Cup.
England's current One Day International (ODI) skipper Eoin Morgan is one of the most respected cricketers among Britain's cricket enthusiasts. However, the Irishman has been out of formin the one-dayers ever since guiding England to the World Cup trophy in 2019.
Vaughan feels at the moment, Morgan is targeting the twin T20 World Cups of 2021 and 2022. Vaughan further opined that Morgan won't be "pushed out" from England's white-ball set up but he could make a conscious decision to pass the baton to Buttler.
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"I heard him the other day and he was just so focused on talking about the T20 World Cups. I just get a sense that he wants to get to this [T20] World Cup first and get to the next one. He just wants to take small segments of his career and he's not looking too far ahead. By the time the next [50-over] World Cup in India, 2023, I have to be honest, he might not be in the team by then. He may have moved on. He will certainly not get pushed out, he'll decide upon himself when he wants to move on," said Michael Vaughan.
"There were whispers in 2019, when he lifted the trophy that he was going to step aside from the 50-over game. I still think that's possible that by the time we get to the 2023 World Cup, Jos Buttler may be leading the side. He's a fine fine player Eoin Morgan but as his numbers suggest, he's not been in great nick of late," Vaughan further said.
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Meanwhile, Buttler is leading the England team in the second ODI against India in the absence of regular skipper Eoin Morgan.
India is leading the three-match ODI series 1-0.
