English batsman Harry Brook is known for his explosive batting and will once again be on the auction table for IPL 2024, which will take place on December 19 in Dubai. Brook played for the 2016 champions Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2023 and apart from scoring a hundred, he had a failure throughout the tournament.
Harry Brook played a total of 11 matches in the 16th edition of the Indian Premier League and scored 190 runs at a strike rate of 123.38. Brook was picked up by Sunrisers Hyderabad for a whopping price of INR 13.25 crore in the IPL 2023 auction but he couldn’t do justice to his price.
Harry Brook opens up about his bowling skills
Brook was also included in England’s squad for the 2023 ODI World Cup after Jason Roy’s exclusion, but the English right-hander was also unable to perform with the bat on the world stage. Harry Brook only scored 164 runs in six matches at an average of 28.16.
Although, apart from his brilliant batting skills, Brook has promised to showcase his bowling skills in ‘The Hundred’ in 2023.
‘The Hundred’ is a 100-ball cricket competition organized by the ECB in which Harry Brook is seen playing for the Northern Superchargers. Brook is currently part of the England squad, which plays against the West Indies in the five-match T20I series.
Speaking to reporters, Brook said: “At first it was a joke, but then I started to get pretty good at it. So I’m trying to work on it and see what can happen. My goal is to try to play at a hundred this summer and see what happens. The seamers are still there; for Test cricket in England in a green seamer, then it might be necessary, as we saw in the Ashes.”
“But I’m trying to look towards the Hundred. I may not bowl, obviously, but it’s a small goal I have. And it’s actually going pretty well, so we’ll see what happens,” Brook added.
Can England defend the T20 World Cup title?
With the T20 World Cup scheduled to be held in the US and West Indies in the year 2024, Harry Brook will be very crucial for England if they want to defend their title. England had a forgettable run in the 2023 ODI World Cup and the team finished in seventh place with three wins in nine matches.
The Three Lions suffered five defeats in a row and had the worst defense of the ODI World Cup title. However, the team consists of world-class players like Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes and many more who can change the tone of the match at their own will. However, none of the players were able to perform in the 2023 ODI World Cup, which was the main reason behind the team’s early exit from the tournament.
In the current scenario, West Indies won against England by 2-1 in the three-match ODI series, while the two-time T20 world champions are currently leading the five-match T20I series by 2-1.