Jos Buttler credits IPL stint for success in Tests against Pakistan

England's Jos Butler recalls his IPL stint saying that it gave him confidence and helped himreturn to his form, which could be seen in his recent performance in test series.

ReminiscingRajasthan's opening batsman red-hot form in recent IPL series, he knocked 548 runs overall with unbeaten 95 his highest.

The 27-year-old said he was revelling in his run of form after smashing a fifth consecutive half-century to equal Virendra Sehwag's Indian Premier League Record.

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Buttler was dropped from England's test side at the end of 2016 following a poor run of form but his consistency in limited-overs cricket, along with his high-flying IPL run, earned the 27-year-old a surprise test recall last month.

He stated, "I started to think too much about how to not get out, as opposed to how to score runs. I got in a really bad rut that I just couldn't get out of. The only real way to get out of it was to be dropped. And actually, being dropped released a lot of pressure. It wasn't very long after that that I made an ODI hundred in Dubai, which was a turnaround for me after a long and hard six months."

"Those couple of weeks in the IPL gave me huge amounts of confidence, playing in front of those crowds, the pressure of being an overseas player," Buttler told British media.

"The tough thing with test cricket is that if you get out early, you've got a long time to think about it. In T20, you just move on."

(With inputs from Reuters)