- Harry Brook will captain Northern Superchargers within the Hundred this summer season
- He’ll work underneath the crew’s new head coach, Ashes hero Andrew Flintoff
- Brook might substitute Jos Buttler as England’s white-ball captain sooner or later
Harry Brook will develop his worldwide captaincy credentials by main Northern Superchargers within the Hundred this summer season.
Brook, 25, is considered as Jos Buttler’s successor as England’s white-ball captain when the time for change arrives, and can get the possibility so as to add to his expertise at home stage after being appointed by new Superchargers coach Andrew Flintoff.
‘It is an honour to captain Northern Superchargers, and I am actually excited for it,’ Brook stated.
‘It is all the time particular to play at Headingley and to signify the world, and to do this as captain in The Hundred this yr will likely be additional particular.
‘I actually just like the look of the squad we have fashioned, and I feel there’s rather a lot to be enthusiastic about. I am unable to wait to work with Freddie and the remainder of the group and hopefully it’s going to be a yr to recollect.’
Harry Brook will captain Northern Superchargers within the Hundred this summer season
He’ll work underneath England legend Andrew Flintoff, who’s the Superchargers head coach
Brook may very well be England’s subsequent white-ball captain after Jos Buttler’s males suffered a crushing defeat by India within the semi-finals of the current T20 World Cup
Brook was captain of the England Beneath-19 crew and likewise took Yorkshire to finals day of the Vitality Blast throughout a four-match streak sporting the armband within the absence of David Willey two years in the past.
Final summer season, he struck the quickest hundred within the Hundred’s restricted historical past, ending with 105 off 42 balls towards Welsh Hearth in Leeds.
In distinction to different England gamers, he has recurrently been accessible for the ECB’s 100-ball-a-side competitors, averaging 39.38 with the bat in 19 appearances.
Nevertheless, his availability will likely be affected this yr as the primary week of matches clashes immediately with England’s third Check towards West Indies at Edgbaston.
Trent Rockets go to Headingley on the primary day of the Check and Southern Courageous are scheduled to go north on its final, which means Brook’s 2024 debut is more likely to be towards Oval Invincibles in London on August 2.
