Harry Brook

Harry Brook's four out of nine centuries have come against Pakistan

Harry Brook was on Monday appointed England white-ball captain following Jos Buttler's exit from the role after a poor ICC Champions Trophy campaign last month. Brook, who was signed up by Delhi Capitals during last year's auction, had withdrawn from the IPL 2025 to focus on his England career, and was subsequently slapped with a two-year ban from playing in the league. The 26-year-old has been a key part of England's white-ball set-up since making his debut in January 2022, and has spent the past year as the vice-captain in both ODIs and T20Is. He also led England in the ODI series against Australia last September in Buttler's absence. It's a real honour to be named England's white-ball captain. Ever since I was a kid playing cricket at Burley in Wharfedale, I dreamed of representing Yorkshire, playing for England, and maybe one day leading the team. To now be given that chance means a great deal to me, said Brook in a statement issued by the ECB. Brook, a former Young Lions and

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Brook's mindblowing knock came in the 1st Test against Pakistan in Multan, where he and his compatriot Joe Root ran riot against the Pakistan bowlers on a flat Multan track.

Speaking in the post-match presentation, Brook said, as quoted by Cricbuzz, "We have taken all the positives and the momentum we had from the first two games and brought them to the last two games."

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Brook was picked up by the Delhi Capitals in the IPL 2024 mini-auction in December after being released earlier by Sunrisers Hyderabad, who had paid Rs 13.25 crore in the IPL 2023 auction

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