Overview
- Jos Buttler and Stuart Broad publicly supported Jacob Bethell staying with Royal Challengers Bengaluru despite limited game time.
- Buttler said people who have not played the IPL cannot judge its value and urged Bethell to honor his RCB contract.
- Broad pointed to Bethell’s recent Test hundred in Sydney to show his England standing and said staying with RCB helps his push for selection.
- Alastair Cook earlier urged Bethell to return to county cricket to build red-ball time before England’s Test summer.
- Kevin Pietersen rejected Cook’s view and said time inside an IPL setup speeds learning, as Bethell has found while filling an impact role after Phil Salt’s injury.