Michael Vaughan expects Alastair Cook to stand among the cricket greats – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Cook-c1026 to stand among the cricket greats after his eye-catching batting performance in the ongoing four-match Test series against India.
The opener displayed outstanding batting in the third Test match, where he hit his career’s best, 294-run knock off 545 balls, as England posted a colossal total of 710 runs, at Edgbaston in Birmingham. During his more than eight
hours long stay at the crease, Cook cleared the ropes for as many as 33 times.
"He is the type of player you want, very determined, he grinds out every run,” said Vaughan.
The batsman, whose career was under threatsa year ago, regained his form by hitting big innings, which marked the 19th Test hundred of his career.
Cook, who made his Test debut in March 2006, has featured in 71 Test matches, scoring 5834 runs, at an average of 49.86.
The right-handed batsman also played a significant role in England’s Ashes win, first time in their 24 years in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746, where he scored 766 runs off seven innings.
Vaughan has more expectations from the 26-year-old batsman, and wanted him to cross even 10,000 runs, the feat none of English batsmen has achieved so far.
"I don't want to put him under too much pressure but he is going to get over 10,000 Test runs with over 35 Test match hundreds,” added Vaughan.
Cook was handed the One-Day International captaincy following the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup 2011, when Andrew Strauss’ leadership was just limited to the longer format of the cricket.
"He will probably be captain when Andrew Strauss relinquishes it in a few years' time and he has got a tremendous career ahead,” asserted the former cricketer.
Following the third Test win, England, under the captaincy of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AJ-Strauss-c964, were shifted to the top of ICC's Test rankings, displacing India.
On the other hand, the tourists are standing at the third place in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 rankings, after facing three consecutive defeats in the ongoing Test series.
The fourth Test between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 will be played on August 18, 2011 at The Oval.
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