Brook underlines status as world's best all-format batter in run-fest
English cricketer Harry Brook has been recognized as a premier multi-format batter after scoring the fastest double century in ODI history. Despite his record-breaking performance, his team lost the match against Sri Lanka.
Why it matters
Brook's performance cements his status as a top-tier global athlete and highlights the evolving nature of high-scoring international cricket.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Harry Brook hit the fastest 200 in the history of one-day internationals
Cricket Correspondent Published 1 hour ago Just under a year ago, Harry Brook was left wondering if he would be sacked as England white-ball captain and what damage he had done to his international career.
What a turnaround in 12 months. From whacked in Wellington to the run-fest in Rawalpindi, Brook is undeniably England's most important cricketer and probably the best multi-format batter in the world.
Brook's 202 against Sri Lanka was an astonishing display of stroke-making. There can be no higher praise than to compare Brook's dismantling of the Sri Lankan attack to the sort of innings once played by South African genius AB de Villiers.
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