Jos Buttler said he had been given the "greatest honour" after being named as England's new white-ball captain in succession to "inspirational" World Cup-winning skipper Eoin Morgan.
Buttler's appointment was confirmed by the England and Wales Cricket Board on Thursday, just two days after Morgan announced his retirement from international cricket.
Buttler has been a member of England's white-ball teams for over a decade, serving as Morgan's vice-captain since 2015.
The dynamic 31-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman has already led England 14 times across both ODI and T20 formats, including their most recent ODI against the Netherlands when Morgan was ruled out with a groin injury.
World Cup winner Buttler is set to take charge of 12 games in July, with T20 and ODI series against India and South Africa.
But his first words on being named as skipper were to thank Morgan for his "outstanding leadership" in overseeing England's white-ball revival following their embarrassing first-round exit at the 2015 World Cup.