<p>Jos Buttler used to fantasise about captaining England to cricketing glory when he played with his siblings in their garden as a child. Now the dream is on the cusp of coming true.</p>.<p>The dynamic wicketkeeper-batsman will lead England in the Twenty20 World Cup final on Sunday against Pakistan in Melbourne in his first major tournament since succeeding Eoin Morgan as white-ball skipper.</p>.<p>"I've certainly had a few dreams about that kind of thing," said the 32-year-old on Saturday.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/india-thrashing-counts-for-nothing-in-t20-world-cup-final-buttler-1161635.html" target="_blank">India thrashing 'counts for nothing' in T20 World Cup final: Buttler</a></strong></p>.<p>"Of course I think it really links back to what you were like as a kid, the kind of things you would be doing in the garden with your brother and sister, pretending to lift a trophy.</p>.<p>"And now to be able to have the opportunity, to have a chance, to live that kind of thing out is incredibly special."</p>.<p>As he prepares for his biggest day as a captain, Buttler admitted those childhood memories had come flooding back.</p>.<p>"I think it's fine to sort of think about those things and what it might feel like or what it would mean," he said of potentially being a World Cup-winning captain.</p>.<p>"They're certainly feelings I don't feel like I need to try and block out or push away.</p>.<p>"You almost accept those kind of things as like accepting the noise that comes with a World Cup final, accepting that it feels a little bit different.</p>.<p>"But once you've accepted those things, it's about focusing on the things that you know will serve us well as a group and as a team, as an individual what you need to do to prepare to play your best game of cricket tomorrow."</p>.<p>Buttler's appointment as skipper in July came just days after Morgan announced his retirement from international cricket.</p>.<p>Morgan oversaw England's white-ball revival following their embarrassing first-round exit at the 2015 World Cup.</p>.<p>Buttler, who was Morgan's vice-captain, says he feels like he is leading another new era after Morgan's retirement.</p>.<p>"Hopefully I've got more time ahead myself as a captain and with (coach) Matthew Mott we can hopefully shape the next era of English white-ball cricket," he said.</p>.<p>"Of course we're still reaping the rewards of Eoin Morgan's tenureship and the changes that have happened in the white-ball game in England, and that's clear to see in the strength and depth of the talent we now have in the white-ball game in England.</p>.<p>"We're very much right in the back of that wave, of course, but there's a bit of a new direction as well."</p>
<p>Jos Buttler used to fantasise about captaining England to cricketing glory when he played with his siblings in their garden as a child. Now the dream is on the cusp of coming true.</p>.<p>The dynamic wicketkeeper-batsman will lead England in the Twenty20 World Cup final on Sunday against Pakistan in Melbourne in his first major tournament since succeeding Eoin Morgan as white-ball skipper.</p>.<p>"I've certainly had a few dreams about that kind of thing," said the 32-year-old on Saturday.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/india-thrashing-counts-for-nothing-in-t20-world-cup-final-buttler-1161635.html" target="_blank">India thrashing 'counts for nothing' in T20 World Cup final: Buttler</a></strong></p>.<p>"Of course I think it really links back to what you were like as a kid, the kind of things you would be doing in the garden with your brother and sister, pretending to lift a trophy.</p>.<p>"And now to be able to have the opportunity, to have a chance, to live that kind of thing out is incredibly special."</p>.<p>As he prepares for his biggest day as a captain, Buttler admitted those childhood memories had come flooding back.</p>.<p>"I think it's fine to sort of think about those things and what it might feel like or what it would mean," he said of potentially being a World Cup-winning captain.</p>.<p>"They're certainly feelings I don't feel like I need to try and block out or push away.</p>.<p>"You almost accept those kind of things as like accepting the noise that comes with a World Cup final, accepting that it feels a little bit different.</p>.<p>"But once you've accepted those things, it's about focusing on the things that you know will serve us well as a group and as a team, as an individual what you need to do to prepare to play your best game of cricket tomorrow."</p>.<p>Buttler's appointment as skipper in July came just days after Morgan announced his retirement from international cricket.</p>.<p>Morgan oversaw England's white-ball revival following their embarrassing first-round exit at the 2015 World Cup.</p>.<p>Buttler, who was Morgan's vice-captain, says he feels like he is leading another new era after Morgan's retirement.</p>.<p>"Hopefully I've got more time ahead myself as a captain and with (coach) Matthew Mott we can hopefully shape the next era of English white-ball cricket," he said.</p>.<p>"Of course we're still reaping the rewards of Eoin Morgan's tenureship and the changes that have happened in the white-ball game in England, and that's clear to see in the strength and depth of the talent we now have in the white-ball game in England.</p>.<p>"We're very much right in the back of that wave, of course, but there's a bit of a new direction as well."</p>