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Harry Brook will create his world captaincy credentials by starring Northern Superchargers successful nan Hundred this summer.
Brook, 25, is viewed arsenic Jos Buttler’s successor arsenic England’s white-ball skipper erstwhile nan clip for alteration arrives, and will get nan chance to adhd to his acquisition astatine home level aft being appointed by caller Superchargers coach Andrew Flintoff.
‘It's an honour to skipper Northern Superchargers, and I'm really excited for it,’ Brook said.
‘It's ever typical to play astatine Headingley and to correspond nan area, and to do that arsenic skipper successful The Hundred this twelvemonth will beryllium other special.
‘I really for illustration nan look of nan squad we've formed, and I deliberation there's a batch to beryllium excited about. I can't hold to activity pinch Freddie and nan remainder of nan group and hopefully it'll beryllium a twelvemonth to remember.’
Harry Brook will skipper Northern Superchargers successful nan Hundred this summer
He will activity nether England fable Andrew Flintoff, who is nan Superchargers caput coach
Brook could beryllium England's adjacent white-ball skipper aft Jos Buttler's men suffered a crushing conclusion by India successful nan semi-finals of nan caller T20 World Cup
Brook was skipper of nan England Under-19 squad and besides took Yorkshire to finals time of nan Vitality Blast during a four-match streak wearing nan armband successful nan absence of David Willey 2 years ago.
Last summer, he struck nan fastest 100 successful nan Hundred’s constricted history, finishing pinch 105 disconnected 42 balls against Welsh Fire successful Leeds.
In opposition to different England players, he has regularly been disposable for nan ECB’s 100-ball-a-side competition, averaging 39.38 pinch nan bat successful 19 appearances.
However, his readiness will beryllium affected this twelvemonth arsenic nan first week of matches clashes straight pinch England’s 3rd Test against West Indies astatine Edgbaston.
Trent Rockets sojourn Headingley connected nan first time of nan Test and Southern Brave are scheduled to caput northbound connected its last, meaning Brook’s 2024 debut is apt to beryllium against Oval Invincibles successful London connected August 2.
