Becoming the youngest Englishman to reach 1,000, 2,000, 3,000 runs in Test cricket, Cook secured 7 indomitable centuries before his 23rd birthday.
He debuted against West Indies and that too with a century! What followed was a series of centuries coming off in the first matches against India, Pakistan and obviously West Indies, as mentioned. Watch Virendra Sehwag’s best centuryĭetails of 22nd highest centuries in all formats Team England Total centuries 38 Test centuries 33 ODI centuries 5 T-20 centuries 0 Source: ESPNCricinfoĬame as a last-minute replacement for Marcus Trescothick, Alastair Cook went on to create history with his bat. As a matter of fact, the latter century is the fastest triple century in Test cricket, coming off 278 deliveries! In One-day cricket, his highest score came against West Indies (219 runs). Studying his record, one would also find that Sehwag scored triple centuries in two separate occasions – vs Pakistan (in Multan, 2004) and South Africa (in Chennai, 2008). As a proof of this, he stands as the only Indian batsman with six individual scores over 200. Over the years, his hunger for big totals got him to pivotal points in world cricket. In fact, he debuted with a Test century against South Africa back in 2001. He posted centuries against all Test-playing nations, except Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. As the sixth leading century maker of India, Sehwag showed class and consistency across all formats of cricket. Virendra Sehwagĭetails of 23rd highest centuries in all formats Team England Total centuries 38 Test centuries 23 ODI centuries 5 T-20 centuries 0 Source: ESPNCricinfoĭown the ground, a shot over the covers and it’s a four! One after another dramatic innings made Sehwag a fan-favorite.
He has hit 133 sixes and 252 fours till now in the 20-over international format. Indian opener Rohit Sharma is currently at the second spot in terms of most sixes hit in T20Is. He has 14 fifties to his name in T20Is with a high score of 91. The skipper has smashed 113 sixes and 176 fours till now. He has amassed 2311 runs in 102 matches at a strike rate of 138.46 and an average of 29.62.
England captain Eoin Morgan became the first player to feature in 100 T20Is among the English players in 2021.