England group’s director of cricket Robert Key revealed that he has been in ECB’s succession plans for some time
England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Monday has appointed Harry Brook because the England males’s group’s new white-ball captain.
Brook will succeed Jos Buttler who stepped down from his position earlier this yr following the group’s group-stage exit within the Champions Trophy 2025.
Harry Brook Succeeds Jos Buttler
Brook was appointed England’s white-ball vice-captain in January forward of the India sequence. By that point the teenager had already seen himself in management roles, having captained England within the ODI sequence in opposition to Australia and being named deputy to Ollie Pope for the house Check sequence in opposition to Sri Lanka in August final yr.
Even earlier than that, Brook was named captain of Northern Superchargers in The Hundred. He led the group to 5 wins and two losses as they misplaced on a playoffs berth attributable to inferior Web Run Fee to Southern Courageous.
“I need to thank my household and coaches who’ve supported me each step of the way in which. Their perception in me has made all of the distinction and I wouldn’t be on this place with out them,” Brook stated in an announcement.
Forward of the Indian Premier League 2025, Brook was purchased by Delhi Capitals within the November public sale for a worth of INR 6.25 crore. Nonetheless, he was banned by the league for 2 years for pulling out to give attention to the nationwide group. Final yr, the Yorkshire batter had pulled out attributable to familial causes.
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