Jos Buttler played an unbelievably good knock of 150 runs from just 77 balls to power England towards an impregnable 418/6 in the fourth ODI of the ongoing series against West Indies. The explosive wicketkeeper batsman struck 13 boundaries and 12 maximums through the course of his innings and helped the visitors take an unassailable 2-1 lead with a 29-run victory at the National Cricket Stadium in St George's. And he finds such encounters as ideal preparations for this year's ICC Cricket World Cup in the United Kingdom. 

"It was hectic," Buttler told Sky Sports after the game in which Chris Gayle later replied with his own blitz to keep the Calypso Kings in that improbable run-chase. "I'm trying to catch my breath. It was an unbelievable game of cricket. I think as a side, being put under a huge amount of pressure in a game like that, we showed a huge amount of character to come through it."

"It's a great dress rehearsal, with lots of pressure. But it just goes to show, no matter who's favourites, on any given day there will be unbelievable games of cricket, and if Chris Gayle is in the opposition, you can lose those games. I've probably never seen anyone hit sixes as easy as he can. He's a legend of the game."

Gayle punished the likes of Adil Rashid and Mark Wood, who were actually bowling decently well, on his way to a 97-ball 162. Apart from doing the same to Chris Woakes, Liam Plunkett, Ben Stokes and Moeen Ali. Perhaps deservingly, Wood picked up four wickets and Rashid later got a five-fer to end West Indies' amazing fight at 389 all out in the 48th over. 

"Mark Wood was outstanding again," Buttler felt. "He bowled fantastically, with a lot of confidence, charging in and bowling fast. A fit and firing Wood has got that X-factor."

"And I like the way that Adil wants the ball in those situations. Being able to spin the ball both ways, he's tough to get after. We juggled the bowlers well, and for Adil to bowl an over like that at that time was special. We were put under great pressure and did well to stand up to it."

Buttler, who was awarded "Player-of-the-Match" for his memorable innings, finally talked about his own self and said, "It was special. I enjoyed it because when you get into that zone, to continue it is pleasing. Range hitting is fun, I enjoy practising it in the nets, with no consequences, just learning to have fun, improvise and improve."

"I had a chat with Joe Root [when I came to the crease], he said we needed north of 350, so knowing that was at the back of my mind. With 12-13 overs left, we were well set so it was time to kick on."

"That's one of the strengths of the team. There are no egos, we have a lots of guys willing to bat in a multitude of positions, with no set batting order," he concluded.