'15,000 Test runs and 50 Test centuries are not beyond him'.It is not easy for a batsman to receive such high praise from a former cricketer .
Personal Information :
Born : Dec 25, 1984 (33 years)
Height : 6 ft 2 in
Position : Batsman
Batting : Style Left Handed Bat
Role : Opening batsman
Batting Career :
M Inn NO Runs HS Avg BF SR 100 200 50 4s 6s
Test 161 291 16 12472 294 45.35 26562 46.95 33 5 57 1441 11
Bowling Career :
M Inn B Runs Wkts BBI BBM Econ Avg SR 5W 10W
Test 161 2 18 7 1 6/1 6/1 2.33 7.00 18.00 0 0
Having been a member of the Essex Academy since the age of 16, Cook was given his 1st-class debut for Essex against Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club on 2003 season . His first inning end only 13 runs by dismissal with a catch .
16th Englishman to score a century on his debut on March 2006
First England cricketer to be involved in 50 Test wins on August 2015
Longest England Test innings (836 minutes) play on October 2015
Only Englishman to score 4 centuries before his 22nd birthday on December 2006
Only Englishman (second worldwide) to score 1,000 runs in one year on May 2007
First captain worldwide to score a century in first five Tests on December 2012
England's highest run scorer in india 866 on December 2012
Most Test runs for England (broke the record at 8,901 runs) on May 2015
The all-time highest non-Asian run scorer in Asia on October 2015
England's record opening stand against West Indies (229 runs with Andrew Strauss) on February 2009