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Gujarat Titans (GT) seasoned wicketkeeper-batter Jos Buttler has expressed assurance successful right-handed batter Glenn Phillips, saying that whenever helium gets a chance, Phillips volition present for the squad successful the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season.
Speaking astatine a media roundtable up of the IPL 2026, Buttler acknowledged that Phillips has not received arsenic galore opportunities arsenic expected truthful far, contempt his proven way grounds successful T20 cricket. However, helium made it wide that squad enactment decisions prevarication with the skipper and selectors.
He described the New Zealand prima arsenic a superb subordinate with long-standing occurrence successful the format, adding that his quality to lend with some bat and off-spin, on with his exceptional fielding, makes him a invaluable asset."I'm not a selector oregon the captain, truthful that's a speech for them. Glenn Phillips is simply a superb player; he's had immoderate large successes for a agelong clip present successful T20 cricket. He is simply a truly dynamic player, evidently a fantastic batter, tin vessel off-spin, 1 of the champion fielders successful the world," Buttler said.
He described the New Zealand prima arsenic a "brilliant player" with long-standing occurrence successful the format, adding that his quality to lend with some bat and off-spin, on with his exceptional fielding, makes him a invaluable asset.
Buttler emphasised that Phillips offers aggregate options to squad absorption and remains assured astir his impact. "He gives the skipper and the manager a batch of options, and sure, you know, he'll execute good fixed his opportunity. But that happens successful the IPL, arsenic I've said a fewer times, it's the biggest and champion tourney successful the world, each the champion players successful the satellite are each here, and successful an overseas- lone 4 overseas tin play. Sometimes it's conscionable astir opportunity. So yeah, I'm definite erstwhile Glenn gets his opportunity, he's going to beryllium amazing," Buttler added.
The 29-year-old Phillips has represented 2 teams successful the Indian Premier League. He made his IPL debut erstwhile helium represented Rajasthan Royals successful the 2021 edition. The right-handed batter played 3 matches and scored 26 with the Royals. Phillips past played for Sunrisers Hyderabad successful the IPL 2023 season, wherever helium scored 39 runs successful 5 matches.
Phillips was past acquired by the Gujarat-based franchise during the 2025 auction for ₹2 crore, but missed that play owed to injury. However, the franchise retained him for the 2026 season.IPL 2026 is acceptable to footwear disconnected from March 28, with the defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) acceptable to instrumentality connected the Sunrisers Hyderabad, portion GT volition look Punjab Kings (PBKS) successful their archetypal crippled of the IPL 2026 play connected March 31 successful Mullanpur.
