3. Love for Sports
Sport has dominated his life since an early age. He went to St Peter’s School that enabled him to grow as an athlete. Bairstow has believed that different sports teach different skills and disciplines. He discovered his love for rugby at St Peter’s. Jonny also likes golf and racing and plays on off times.
4. Glittering International Debuts
Bairstow lived the dream debut in One Day International cricket. Getting his cap in 2011 at Cardiff, Jonny Bairstow smashed 41 from just 21 balls. He helped England chase down 241, Duckworth-Lewis adjusted the total and received the man-of-the-match award. The ginger man received his Test cap on 17th May 2012 at Lord’s against West Indies. Former English legend Geoffrey Boycott presented him with the cap. Boycott is close to the Bairstow family.
5. Memorable World Cup
England wicket-keeper batsman Jonny Bairstow became the first English man to score successive centuries in the 2019 edition of the World Cup. He scored centuries each against India and New Zealand. The back-to-back tons ensured England’s place in the playoffs, the first time since 1992. They finally managed to win the title for the first time in history under the leadership of Eoin Morgan.
6. Debut Test century in Cape Town in 2016
After waiting for years, Jonny Bairstow finally scored his maiden Test century on 3rd January 2016 in South Africa with his mother and sister present in the stands. Jonny knitted a 399-run partnership with Ben Stokes that stands as the highest sixth-wicket partnership in Tests. He was unbeaten on 150 from 191 balls before skipper Alastair Cook declared the innings on 629-6.
7. Phenomenal Performance in IPL
Bluey (inherited his father’s nickname) joined Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2019. In his inaugural season, he fired a century against Royal Challengers Bangalore and his partnership with skipper David Warner at the top of the order was deadly. The right-hand-left hand combination smacked the opposition bowlers.
They became the first team in history to share three-century partnerships in IPL history. In 22 IPL games, he has scored 845 runs at an average of 42.25 including one century and six fifties.
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