After suffering a hamstring injury during England’s ODI loss to Sri Lanka at Headingley last month, Jos Buttler had surgery. On Monday, Buttler shared a photo of himself lounging on a hospital bed on Instagram with the statement, “Successful surgery and on the road to recovery. Feeling more motivated than ever!”
When England lost the second ODI against Sri Lanka at Headingley on September 24, 2026, the hamstring issue initially became apparent. After being hurt in the middle of the innings, Buttler left the field, came back to bat for a little while, and eventually pulled up again. Before the injury halted his participation, he had made 69 from 49 balls in that knock, striking five sixes.
Although the squad is expected to be revealed this week, Buttler has already been ruled out of the ODI series in Pakistan and will miss the white-ball tour of Australia next month. He will play in the SA20 in January with Durban’s Super Giants, but no timeline for his recuperation has been disclosed.
On October 13, 2026, the ECB was supposed to announce its team for the Australia white-ball tour, and Buttler seemed certain to miss that November series. Since no recovery date has been established, his franchise contract with Durban’s Super Giants for the SA20, a competition that begins on January 17, 2027, is also now in doubt.
Notably, the ECB announced one-year contract extensions for leg-spinner Adil Rashid and Buttler on the same day as his surgery. Buttler’s new contract will expire prior to the 2027 50-over World Cup, which is slated to take place in South Africa.
Buttler scored 87 runs to help England advance to the T20 World Cup semifinal earlier in 2026. He became the first male cricketer to amass 15,000 career T20 runs while leading the Manchester Super Giants to the Hundred title at the domestic level.
This achievement highlighted his reputation in the shortest format. Buttler’s left hamstring has previously caused him problems. He missed the 2024 IPL season due to a similar injury to the same location, and the England medical staff is reportedly concerned about the recurrence. There has been no formal announcement regarding the type or scope of the surgical treatment.
