Harry Brook completes 1,500 Test runs: Decoding his stats
England's batting sensation Harry Brook has completed 1,500 runs in Test cricket. The right-handed dasher reached the milestone on Day 3 of the ongoing second Test against Sri Lanka at the iconic Lord's, London. Brook, who scored 33 in the first innings, needed one run to get to the landmark in the 2nd innings. He was dismissed for 37 runs eventually. Here's more.
Here are his Test numbers
In 17 matches (28 innings), Brook has raced past 1,500 runs (1,536) at 56.88. He has smashed nine fifties besides five tons. As per ESPNcricinfo, in 12 home matches, Brook owns 739 runs at 41.05 (50s: 6, 100s: 1). In away matches (home of opposition), he owns 797 runs at 88.55. Versus Sri Lanka, Brook has amassed 158 runs at 39.50.
Brook also owns this record
Last year, Brook broke the record of New Zealand's Colin de Grandhomme for the fastest to 1,000 Test runs in terms of balls. The former New Zealand all-rounder took 1,140 balls to unlock this achievement while Brook took just 1,058 deliveries, as per ESPNcricinfo. Among England players, opener Ben Duckett is Brook's closest rival (1,168 balls).
Joint third-fewest innings to 1,000 Test runs for England
Brook completed 1,000 Test runs in the third-fewest innings for England. He took 17 innings to reach this landmark in the format. Notably, Brook now shares this record of Gary Ballance. The former broke the record of Wally Hammond, who attained this feat in 18 innings. Brook's strike rate of 88-plus is also the highest among batters with at least 1,000 Test runs.
