Somerset director of cricket Brian Rose on Friday welcomed the inclusion of Jos Buttler in England's squad for the one-off T20I against India.
Butler, along with Nottinghamshire's Alex Hales and Durham's Ben Stokes, were picked in the 13-man collective for Wednesday's match at Old Trafford, with the Sabres graduate the toast of Taunton, Somerset at the moment.
Buttler - one to watch.
The 20-year-old has been in fine form across the Friends Life t20 and Clydesdale Bank 40 - England's premier limited-overs competitions - and most recently orchestrated a standalone 63 not out in a solid CB40 win over the Gloucestershire Gladiators.
For his 147.47 strike-rate from 27 List A matches and 145.77 from 38 T20 outings, the national selectors have found the talented right-hander worthy of a call-up.
"This is another piece of great news for Somerset in terms of getting another young player into the England set up. Jos has shown just what an enormous talent he is, particularly in one-day cricket," said Rose.
Rose pinpointed Buttler's match-winning knock in the Friends Life t20 quarter-final against the Outlaws as the start of the youngster's rise through the ranks. Refusing to play second fiddle to big-hitting West Indian recruit Kieron Pollard, the middle-order batsman clobbered four fours and a two sixes en route to a brisk, triumphant 34 not out.
"By coincidence several of his performances, like the innings he played with Kieron Pollard in the t20 at Notts would have put him to the forefront of the selectors minds, because he has done i ton television and under pressure, which are the circumstances that you need to perform in if you want to play for England," added Rose.
Former England batsman and Somerset team-mate Marcus Trescothick earlier in this week backed wicketkeeper-batsman Buttler to crack the nod for England eventually.
"When he plays like he is doing it is something to watch and I definitely see him as an international player of the future, possibly the very near future," said Trescothick, a veteran of 76 Tests and 123 ODIs.
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