England batter Harry Brook lit up the IPL mini-auction in Kochi on Friday, December 23, when they snared an INR 13.5 crore pay cheque from the Sunrises Hyderabad. Rajasthan Royals and Hyderabad had an intense battle before the latter edged out the former on the available purse.
Brooks made his Test debut during the third Test match against South Africa at Kennington Oval, London this year. Despite failing, Brook was backed by England team management and delivered on great batting pitches.
England registered a historic 3-0 whitewash over Pakistan in their own den with a resounding win on the fourth day of the third Test match at the National Stadium, Karachi. Harry Brook performed brilliantly in the entire series with 468 runs from 3 matches, including 3 centuries with the best score of 145 in the first innings of the first Test at Rawalpindi.
What do you make of this buy folks? 💰💰
Congratulations to Harry Brook who joins @SunRisers #IPLAuction | @TataCompanies pic.twitter.com/iNSKtYuk2C
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) December 23, 2022
Brook was awarded the player of the series and created a major impact with his explosive batting making life tough for Pakistan bowlers. He just looked a class apart during the T20I series against Pakistan as England won the series 4-3.
T20I Player of the Series ✅
Test Player of the Series ✅Harry Brook has made his mark in Pakistan 💪 pic.twitter.com/vofjU7ay8L
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) December 20, 2022
The 23-year-old Harry Brooks looked impressive with his shots. He greatly impacted the matches despite the top order failing in the 2nd innings of the 2nd Test match at Multan. England toured Pakistan for the first time after a gap of 17 years and dominated right from word go. Harry Brooks played a key role in helping England post decent totals with his strike rate.
Here we look at the 5 things you don’t know about England batter Harry Brooks
#1 He made his first-class debut match for the Yorkshire Senior men’s team in a match against Pakistan A while he was in school. During that match, Brooks could not open his account being dismissed without opening his account by Mir Hamza.
#2 Harry Brook was the captain of England Under 19 squad in New Zealand in 2018. He finished as the leading run-getter with 239 runs at an average of 119.50 including 1 century and 2 centuries.
#3 The youngster became popular across T20 leagues after a brilliant run for Northern Superchargers in the first edition of Hundred. He then later signed for Hobart Hurricanes in Big Bash League and then for Lahore Qalandars in Pakistan Super League.
#4 He made his Test debut during the third Test match against South Africa at the Oval. Brooks had an outstanding County Championship with 967 runs from 8 games at an average of 107.44
#5 Brook performed brilliantly in the T20I series against Pakistan where he made an unbeaten 81 off 35 balls sealing his spot during T20 World Cup 2022 played in Australia. He was the leading runs scorer for England with 238 runs and was named the player of the series as England won 4-3.
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