London [UK], August 20 (ANI): England captain Harry Brook hailed younger all-rounders Rehan Ahmed and Jacob Bethell for his or her latest performances, calling the previous a ‘improbable expertise who has risen to the event’, whereas declaring Bethell’s potential to be an ‘aggressive’ captain for England.
Brook can be rested through the three-match T20I collection towards Eire in September, with Bethell, 21 years of age, set to turn out to be England’s youngest captain in worldwide cricket. However, Rehan has gained approval for his fantastic performances with bat and ball within the County Championship and The Hundred.
Talking of Bethell, as quoted by Sky Sports activities, Brook stated that he has ‘nice potential’ to be a future captain for England.
‘He thinks very effectively concerning the sport and is at all times making an attempt to maneuver it ahead, like I’m. We predict comparable. I feel he can be an aggressive captain. He’s at all times trying to put opposition batters and bowlers underneath strain. That’s what now we have requested for, and he does that in abundance,’ he added.
The 21-year-old has loved a stable stint throughout all codecs since taking his debut caps in all of them final 12 months, having scored 869 runs to this point at a median of 37.78 with eight fifties in 30 innings and a finest rating of 96. With the ball, he has taken 14 wickets at a median of 32.00, having finest figures of three/72.
To date in The Hundred competitors, Bethell has not been in the most effective of the shape, scoring 80 runs in 5 innings, with latest knocks of 48 and 18* marking an enchancment in his stats after a collection of low scores for Birmingham Phoenix.
Brook additionally gave his excessive reward to Rehan, a spin bowling all-rounder, who’s featured in white-ball squads to face South Africa after a fruitful home season, which noticed him bat as a quantity three for Leicestershire within the ongoing County Championship. He scored 760 runs in 10 matches and 16 innings at a median of fifty.66, with 5 centuries and a fifty at a wholesome strike fee of over 75, whereas additionally snapping 23 wickets at a median of 19.00, with finest figures of seven/93 and two five-wicket hauls.
For England, he has taken 44 wickets in 21 worldwide matches, along with his final worldwide outing coming towards the West Indies final 12 months.
Brook spoke on the 21-year-old Rehan, ‘He’s a improbable expertise and has gone up a degree this 12 months with the bat. I’m glad he’s batting within the high three for Rockets as effectively.
‘He has been given good alternatives and risen to the event, whereas he’s expert with the ball and good within the discipline, which is what we search for. He has all three attributes to be an excellent participant,’ he concluded.
Within the ongoing The Hundred event, Rehan has scored 114 runs in 5 matches at a median of 28.50, with a finest rating of 45*, whereas additionally taking 5 wickets at a median of above 17, rising as a useful all-round possibility for Trent Rockets.
England squads for the remainder of the white-ball summer seasonODI collection vs South Africa: Harry Brook (captain), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Sonny Baker, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Saqib Mahmood, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jamie Smith.
T20 collection vs South Africa: Harry Brook (captain), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler, Brydon Carse, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Saqib Mahmood, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Jamie Smith, Luke Wooden.
T20 collection vs Eire: Jacob Bethell (captain), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Sonny Baker, Tom Banton, Jos Buttler, Liam Dawson, Tom Hartley, Will Jacks, Saqib Mahmood, Jamie Overton, Matthew Potts, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Luke Wooden. (ANI)
