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Many great batsmen have come and gone in the history of world cricket, but some players, on the basis of their extraordinary talent and explosive style, create such a record which seems almost impossible to break. England’s young and aggressive batsman Harry Brook has registered one such charismatic great record in his name on the international cricket stage. Harry Brook has proved his mettle with his bat in all three formats of cricket and has achieved the unique feat of scoring a century (100+) in T20 International, a double century (200+) in ODI matches and a triple century (300+) in Test cricket. As soon as Brook reached this historic milestone, he has joined the list of select legends of the world, where till now only the name of West Indies’ Universe Boss’ Chris Gayle was recorded.
In the era of modern cricket, where players change their style according to different formats, it is not within the power of any player to score such a huge mountain of runs in all three formats of cricket. Proving oneself in the stormy pace of T20, the balance of ODI and the patience test of Test cricket, scoring a century, double century and triple century is considered to be the rarest record of cricket. Before this, only former West Indies explosive opener Chris Gayle had scored a century in T20, a double century in ODI and a triple century in Test in his international career. Now England’s Harry Brook has created history by touching this magical figure and has become only the second batsman in the world to set this record in all three formats of cricket.
The biggest feature of this great record of Harry Brook is his fearless style and his art of putting the bowlers under pressure on every type of pitch. He achieved the feat of scoring a triple century in the difficult conditions of Test cricket by playing shots all around the field under his aggressive batting style ‘Baseball’. After this, maintaining his rhythm even in the limited overs format, he scored a double century in ODI cricket by hitting sixes from the bowlers and then created history with his century in the T20 format as well. This unprecedented consistency of Brook has proved that he is not a player of only one format, but has the ability to rule with his bat in every format of modern cricket.
After this amazing success of Harry Brook, the England Cricket Board (ECB) as well as former cricket legends and sports lovers from all over the world have showered congratulations on social media. Former English captains believe that Harry Brook has the potential to make him the biggest match-winner in world cricket in the years to come. The young age and very short career at which he has made it to the club of the all-time great player like Chris Gayle shows how great his future is going to be. The management of the English team has also expressed happiness over his record and said that this achievement of Brook will set a great example for the coming young generation.
In the modern era of cricket, where players are constantly challenged with workload and adapting to different formats, this performance of Harry Brook gives a clear message that every record can be broken on the strength of talent and unwavering self-confidence. After Chris Gayle, by registering his name in this historic list, Harry Brook has created a separate and unique identity for himself on the global stage. Cricket lovers and analysts are now also keeping an eye on his upcoming matches, because it is believed that this young batsman is still at the initial stage of his career and many more big global records are sure to be broken with his bat in the coming days.