England captain Jos Buttler says his future as skipper may be on the line against Afghanistan in the Champions Trophy.
England know they must win the Group B match in Lahore on Wednesday to avoid being eliminated from the competition.
Were they to go out it would be a third disappointing white-ball tournament in a row under Buttler after their failed defences of the 50 and 20-over World Cups in 2023 and 2024 respectively.
"Any time as an England captain, you want to perform well and you want to lead your team to winning games of cricket," said Buttler, who took over as England white-ball captain when Eoin Morgan retired in 2022.
"We haven't been doing that enough in the recent past."
Despite the pressure on him, batter Buttler said he will continue to focus on the positives.
"As soon as you catch yourself thinking about any negative things, you just try and completely forget that and focus on all of the positive things that could go right and where you can take the team," he said.
"I'm very much focused on that."
England know they must win the Group B match in Lahore on Wednesday to avoid being eliminated from the competition.
Were they to go out it would be a third disappointing white-ball tournament in a row under Buttler after their failed defences of the 50 and 20-over World Cups in 2023 and 2024 respectively.
"Any time as an England captain, you want to perform well and you want to lead your team to winning games of cricket," said Buttler, who took over as England white-ball captain when Eoin Morgan retired in 2022.
"We haven't been doing that enough in the recent past."
Despite the pressure on him, batter Buttler said he will continue to focus on the positives.
"As soon as you catch yourself thinking about any negative things, you just try and completely forget that and focus on all of the positive things that could go right and where you can take the team," he said.
"I'm very much focused on that."
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