IPL 2023: Harry Brook ready to showcase aggressive play in IPL, calls it “the best franchise competition in the world”

Harry Brook is looking forward to demonstrating his aggressive style of play in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League.

Harry Brook, the 24-year-old England middle-order batter, is excited to play in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and hopes to showcase his aggressive style of play. He considers the IPL as the best franchise competition in the world, where the best cricketers wish to play.

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Brook was one of the highest-paid players in the 2023 IPL auction, fetching ₹13.25 crores from Sunrisers Hyderabad, making him the third-most expensive English player in IPL auction history behind Sam Curran and Ben Stokes.

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Brook has a healthy T20 strike rate of 148.68 in 99 games and has a century and nine fifties to his name. Speaking to ESPN Cricinfo, Brook said, “It’s the best franchise competition in the world. Everyone wants to play in it. There are a lot of good players there, and hopefully, I get some opportunities to express how I’m playing at the minute – and show the world I’m capable of scoring runs anywhere.”

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Brook revealed that former England captain Kevin Pietersen was his role model growing up and feels his gameplay is quite similar to Pietersen’s. Brook has taken significant strides to become England’s next big thing, scoring centuries in all three Tests during the Pakistan tour and boasting an average of 80.90 in the format. His best of 186 came against New Zealand in Wellington.

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Brook further underlined that England’s aggressive brand of Test cricket suits his own style and credited skipper Ben Stokes for leading the philosophy. Under Stokes’ captaincy, England have won 11 of their last 12 Tests and registered their highest successful run-chase in the format.

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