On April 1, 2024, England's white-ball captain Jos Buttler has 'officially changed his first name' to 'Josh' after admitting that he's been called the wrong name his entire life. The announcement was made by The England Cricket Board on social media where Buttler himself posed in the video and announced he had 'fixed the problem'. Buttler revealed that he has been mistakenly called 'Josh' his whole life, so after 30-plus years of trying to rectify people, the batter decided to put an official stamp on it.
Please note that the ECB uploaded the clip on April 1, which could well mean that it's an April Fool's Day joke. Nonetheless, enjoy the clip.
"Hi there. I'm England white ball captain Jos Buttler. But for my entire life, I’ve been called the wrong name," said Buttler in the video. "From people on the street to my mum, and in my birthday card. Dear Josh, you're getting old. Happy birthday. Lots of Love, Mum. Even my MBE was wrong. So, after 13 years representing my country and two World Cup wins, it's time to finally fix the problem. To solve the problem once and for all, I am officially Josh Buttler."
Buttler would play his first official match after the name change in a few hours from now as Rajasthan Royals take on Mumbai Indians. Buttler, a two-time World Cup champion and winner of the Orange Cap in IPL 2022 for scoring 863 runs with four fifties and four centuries at an average of 57.53.
{{/usCountry}}Buttler would play his first official match after the name change in a few hours from now as Rajasthan Royals take on Mumbai Indians. Buttler, a two-time World Cup champion and winner of the Orange Cap in IPL 2022 for scoring 863 runs with four fifties and four centuries at an average of 57.53.
{{/usCountry}}Last year, he was nowhere in the picture, ranking 18 in the list of most runs in IPL 2023 and this year hasn't started off too well for Buttler either. In IPL 2024, Buttler, in two matches, is yet to fire, with scores of 11 each against Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals.
During the video, Buttler shared how people would always refer to him as 'Josh' with certain voice-overs confirming the same. However, in the end, to put a humorous twist to the video, the moment Buttler changed his name to Josh, he was accompanied by the producer saying, "Okay guys, that's a cut. Thanks, Jos."