Is Harry Brook extra proficient than Kevin Pietersen? Have your say after Ben Stokes hails England white-ball captain | Cricket Information

Ben Stokes now not performs for England – however that has not stopped him from ranking gamers who do or did.

Harry Brook is, in some ways, a modern-day Kevin Pietersen.

A participant with jaw-dropping batting capacity who can take any bowling attacking aside and make accessing any a part of the bottom look routine but additionally vulnerable to driving followers mad with a daft dismissal.

In Southampton on Tuesday, although, we solely noticed the most effective of Brook as he tonked a 42-ball hundred – England’s second-fastest in T20Is – towards Sri Lanka, along with his 10 fours and half a dozen sixes together with six boundaries in a single over off Dunith Wellalage.

The swashbuckling innings was performed in entrance of England legend Pietersen, who has joined head coach Brendon McCullum’s white-ball set-up as a mentor, as much as and together with the 50-over World Cup in South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe in late 2027.

And Brook’s knock lured Stokes onto social media to say that, in his opinion, the Yorkshireman’s capacity outstrips that of Pietersen.

Brook or Pietersen? Have your say!

Stokes, on the day he struck a half-century for Durham towards Worcestershire within the County Championship, wrote: “I do not even suppose the genius of KP might come near what Brook has talent-wise. You’re an absolute freak, Harry. You are mint to look at.”

Shortly after, former Check captain Stokes added: “Bit harsh on KP truly. Each are freak skills however Brook is best for my part.”

So, who do you suppose is probably the most proficient of the 2? Vote within the ballot beneath.

Brook nonetheless has a protracted solution to go to match Pietersen longevity-wise.

KP amassed virtually 14,000 worldwide runs between 2004 and 2014, a quantity he was prevented from including to after a fallout with the ECB truncated his England profession.

Brook has over 6,500 worldwide runs since debuting in 2022, so, all being properly will eclipse Pietersen’s haul at some stage.

At 27, he might have over a decade left – and he hopes to make use of Pietersen’s experience to turn into even higher.

Brook hopes ‘hero’ KP can have ‘massive affect’ on his profession

Brook stated of Pietersen, after revealing he had watched highlights of his innings earlier than Tuesday’s T20: “He checked out batting barely otherwise, in the same solution to me as properly.

“He all the time desires to place the bowlers underneath strain.

“He was an exceptional participant. The best way he accessed totally different areas of the bottom made it actually difficult to captain and bowl to, and I am trying ahead to conversations about that.

“I discussed to him earlier about making an attempt to assist me learn surfaces and utilizing my abilities to carry out on that pitch as properly, not only for white-ball cricket, Check cricket as properly.

“Hopefully he can have a big effect on my profession. He is a hero to loads of gamers. We grew up watching him and it is simply superior to have a person of his calibre within the altering room.”

‘Genius Brook has every part as a batter’

Brook’s scorching century towards Sri Lanka was his first in any worldwide cricket since a T20 ton versus Pakistan in February, throughout a World Cup match in Pallekele.

It was definitely worth the wait. The batter’s choosing up of size was extraordinary in an innings extremely praised by Sky Sports activities pundits Eoin Morgan and Kumar Sangakkara.

Sangakkara stated of Brook: “He reads size so rapidly. He’s very gentle and nimble on his ft. He has oodles of time and devastating energy. On the again foot towards spin, he is excellent at hitting over long-on, long-off, even sq..

“Then towards the tempo there may be the news and reverse paddle or punch down the bottom for six. He has every part.”

I really feel like I have been there or thereabouts all summer time, in all three codecs. I really feel like I’ve let myself down a few instances – I’ve had the chance to attain an enormous rating. Fortunately I did not give that chance up at present. It was good to get to 3 figures. A particular feeling.

Morgan added: “I believe Harry is one in every of our perfect. It’s troublesome to discover a participant of latest generations that has Brook’s capacity.

“He’s coming into his peak years, but we’re seeing absolute genius time and time once more in all codecs of the sport.”

Morgan is true about all codecs, too.

Brook’s final Check ton could have come over a 12 months in the past, towards India at The Kia Oval, however he has knuckled down in red-ball matches of late, batting much more responsibly whereas notching 5 fifties throughout the summer time within the worldwide sport’s longest type.

Within the worldwide sport’s shortest type on Tuesday evening, he did get 100 – and the way.

He can now chat about it with KP, a bloke he could even have extra expertise than…

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England vs Sri Lanka outcomes and fixtures

All instances UK and Eire; all video games dwell on Sky Sports activities

• First T20 (Utilita Bowl) – England win by 119 runs
• Second T20 (Thursday September 17) – Cardiff (6.30pm)
• Third T20 (Saturday September 19) – Outdated Trafford (2.30pm)
• First ODI (Tuesday September 22) – Durham (12.30pm)
• Second ODI (Thursday September 24) – Headingley (12.30pm)
• Third ODI (Sunday September 27) – The Kia Oval (10.30am)