You can see our cookies and learn how to manage them by clicking on the Privacy Preferences link on the right. You can see our cookies and learn how to manage them here. He rose to prominence in , when he scored a double hundred against the touring Australians. He would make his Test bow that winter, and he promptly completed a debut ton in that match, against India at Nagpur.
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Your subscription will end shortly. Please update your billing details here to continue enjoying your access to the most informative and considered journalism in the UK. Accessibility Links Skip to content. Personal Information. It is not easy for a batsman to receive such high praise from a former cric Full profile. Premadasa Stadium, Dec 16, It is not easy for a batsman to receive such high praise from a former cricketer, especially when the concerned persons are from different countries.
The fact that those words came from a batsman who is considered one of the best openers Test cricket has ever seen makes it even praiseworthy. It is never easy being a Test opener in the country of England — the new ball generally swings rapidly and it takes a great deal of quality for any opener to survive, let alone score runs consistently.
But Cook is blessed with a robust technique, temperament and the patience required to counter the conditions even when they are not conducive to batting, especially at the top order. He has more Test centuries than any other English batsman to have played the game. Cook learnt those lessons to perfection and has 7 scores in excess of , including 2 double centuries.
While his highest score of against India at Birmingham in was a marathon knock which showcased all his qualities — patience, class, technique and ability to bat long, his against the same opponent on a rank turner at Mumbai in elevated him to the league of legends.
The toughest Test for any batsman, especially from England, comes when he goes to Australia or India. Cook has not only passed both the tests, but has also returned staggering numbers in both continents. It was evident right from his Test debut that Cook was someone who would make it big.
He started his Test career with a century against India in , and went on to score centuries in his first appearances against Pakistan, West Indies and Bangladesh and also became the second youngest player to get to runs in Tests, after the legendary Sachin Tendulkar.
He suffered a loss of form in , but recovered the very next season and rose rapidly up the ranks in world cricket. His consistency with the bat made him the obvious choice for captaincy after Andrew Strauss, and his cricket attained new heights after the responsibility was thrust on him.
Cook has made 6 centuries from his first 7 Tests as captain, a stat made even more astounding given that 6 of those Tests were played in the sub-continent.
Cook has an extraordinary ability to learn and adapt to conditions and situations in quick time. His favourite shots are the cut and pull, and that enables him to play short pitch bowling with extreme ease. That explains his success in Australia — he has scored runs from 10 matches down under, with 4 centuries and an average in excess of While his strong back-foot play has helped him score runs on the bouncy tracks in Australia, his ability to come on the front-foot and use his height for a long stride has led to tremendous success in the spinner friendly Asian conditions — he has runs from 18 matches in the sub-continent, with an average of His brilliance at the top of the order helped England win the Ashes in Australia in
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