England skipper Jos Buttler lauded his Indian counterpart Rohit Sharma's century in the second ODI at Cuttack, citing it as an example of aggressive modern cricket.

Despite the scrutiny and calls for his retirement, Rohit played a dazzling knock of 119 in 90 balls to script his team’s series-clinching four-wicket victory in the chase of 305.

Buttler emphasized the performance's learning value, appreciating Rohit’s adaptability while also acknowledging England's need for improvement.

The visiting captain also commented on the pressure experienced by all players and suggested that Rohit Sharma's situation serves as a reminder for players to maintain perspective on their own challenges.

"It's probably a nice reminder for all of us that if someone of Rohit's caliber can be under pressure, we should be a bit easier on ourselves," Buttler said in the post-match presser.

Buttler lauded Rohit’s match-winning ton, highlighting his ability to shift gears and apply pressure back on the opposition, thus showcasing a high level of adaptability and skill.

"He's been a great player for such a long period of time and top players generally come up with the goods and he obviously did that today."

"Any time you're playing against great players and they're playing an innings like that, I'm sure players on both sides will be watching and learning. He played a brilliant innings and (displayed) how he can go up and down the gears and absorb pressure, put a lot of pressure back on (the opponent)."

Despite a strong start by England, with openers Ben Duckett and Phil Salt making the most of the powerplay, Buttler felt the team fell short of a potentially winning total.

"We, again, started really well. I thought Duckett and Salt played the powerplay brilliantly and got in some nice positions. We just needed one or two of us to sort of really kick on and play a real innings of note and maybe push our score up to 330-350 kind of territory," he stated.

"But some positives (are) there, we've been making steps again in the right direction, but probably didn't (put), not the perfect, complete performance with the bat. Credit to Rohit Sharma, I thought he played a fantastic knock. He's set the standard in ODI cricket for a while and another great innings today."

Jos Buttler also pointed out the positives in England's performance, emphasizing the importance of learning from the experience.

"Any time you don't win games in cricket, that tends to be what happens. You just weren't quite good enough for long enough. In the cycle of the team, there's a few players who are just gaining experience and days like today are great lessons and that's what you want," he remarked.

"You've got to accelerate that learning and keep pushing the guys in the right direction. Like I say, we're doing some things right. You always want to do some things better."