Alastair Cook became highest runs scorer in test cricket in a calendar year among England captains.

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Alastair Cook has scored 1294 runs in year 2015.Now he has surpassed Graham Gooch who scored 1264 runs in 1990.South African captain Graeme Smith is on top position with 1656 runs in 2008 among highest runs scorer captain. Alastair Cook has scored 1200-plus Test runs in three years 2010, 2012 and 2015. Mathew Hayden and Rickey Ponting are other two batsmen who have performed this feat in Test cricket history. Alastair Cook born on December 25, 1984.

First Class Cricket

Cook made first-class debut against Nottinghamshire at Chelmsford for Essex. Cook scored 69 runs in second innings. Alastair Cook scored his first first-class hundred against Leicestershire on May 19, 2004 at Chelmsford. In 225 first class matches Cook scored 17650 runs with average of 47.44.In 400 innings of first class cricket Cook scored 50 hundred and 87 fifties.

Test Cricket

On March 1, 2006 Cook made his test debut vs India at Nagpur at age of 21. In first innings Cook scored 60 runs .In second innings of test debut Cook scored 100 runs first century in first test. Cook scored six hundred in 17 tests. From March 2008 to February 2009 in 26 innings Cook could not score a single hundred. On January 18, 2010 Cook was named as captain of England Cricket Team vs Bangladesh. In 2011 in Ashes Alastair Cook scored 766 runs in Australia vs Australia. Cook Scored three centuries in 7 innings. These 766 runs are second highest score in Ashes by any English batsman after Wally Hammond 905 in 1928-29. Alastair Cook scored 9668 run in 216 innings of 121 Test. Alastair Cook scored 28 hundred and 45 fifties with average of 47.39 and SR of 46.49.In 28 hundred Cook scored two double hundred and 7 times 150+. Cook played his 263 runs innings vs Pakistan third longest innings in test cricket history after Haninf Muhammad and Gary Kirsten. Cook faced 528 deliveries and stayed at crease for 836 minutes. According to great Sunil Gavaskar “ 15000 Test runs and 50 Test centuries are not beyond him ”. Cook has scored century’s vs Pakistan, West Indies, India and Bangladesh. Cook became second youngest player to score 5000 runs in test cricket. Cook average in Test cricket in subcontinent is 55+.

ODI Cricket

Cook made his ODI debut v.s Sri Lanka on June 28, 2006 at Old Trafford. In 92 ODI Cook scored 3204 run with average of 36.4 and scored 5 hundred and 19 fifties. Cook highest runs in Test cricket is 294 and in ODI is 137.

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