Buttler looks to follow Kohli

London, July 29: Jos Buttler aims to put the lessons he learnt from watching Virat Kohli while playing in the Indian Premier League to good use during England's upcoming Test series with India. England face Kohli's men in the first Test at Edgbaston on Wednesday, with Buttler keen to build on the encouraging return to the five- day format he made during a recent 1- 1 drawn home campaign with Pakistan.

The 27- year- old was recalled to the Test lineup purely on the strength of some impressive batting displays in this season's Twenty20 IPL, with new England selection chief Ed Smith convinced the dynamic form he showed in India would transfer into the Testmatch arena.

Smith selected Buttler, England's white- ball wicket- keeper, in the unusual role of a specialist number seven Test batsman and was rewarded with back- to- back fifties.

But Buttler, speaking to reporters at The Oval, said there had been more to his personal IPL experience than the five successive half- centuries he made for the Rajasthan Royals, culminating with two unbeaten 90s, in this year's edition.

“The biggest thing I have learnt from the IPL is that it's obvious what the best players do and why they are the best players and standouts. They just have a different mentality, a winning mentality in every game and the consistency to do

that,” said Buttler.