He also led Australia to two Champions Trophy titles during this period, one in which he became the first man in history to score ODI hundreds against all other Test nations and finished as the world’s most prolific batter in both 2005 and 2009.
During Sri Lanka’s show-stopping 1996 World Cup win, his man-of-the-match blitzes left India and England in states of paralysis.
Often overlooked is his contribution to England’s World Cup final win of 2019 when his 59 off 60 balls helped rebuild the innings alongside Ben Stokes.
The next 50-over World Cup is still the best part of two years away and so, if one of the game’s all-time greats is nearing his end and this is to be his final major tournament, how does he compare to those that have gone before?.
Buttler was also at the centre of England's greatest one-day moment, to win the 2019 World Cup.
