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Former English cricketer Alastair Cook is celebrating his 40th birthday on December 25, 2024. He has been one of the finest cricketers ever to play for the country and is regarded as England’s best player in Test cricket. Cook was England’s leading run getter in Test cricket before Joe Root surpassed him in 2024. He has amassed 12472 runs from 161 matches in his Test career.
Alastair Cook has played 161 Tests, 92 ODIs and four T20Is in his international career amassing 15737 runs in all three formats combined. He also excelled in captaincy leading England to a Test series win in India in 2012, and the Ashes win in 2015. Under his captaincy, England also finished as the runners-up in the 2013 Champions Trophy. Have a look at his major records in international cricket.
Alastair Cook Career Records
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Most Consecutive Test matches for a team: Alastair Cook has a record for most consecutive Test matches for a country. In his career of 161 Test matches for England, Cook played 159 matches consecutively from 2006 to 2018 without getting dropped or rested.
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Hundred on Test debut: Alastair Cook is in the elite list of player who have scored a century on their debut in Test cricket. In his maiden Test against India in Nagpur in 2006, Cook scored 60 and 104 in both innings respectively.
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First English player to score 12000 Test runs: Alastair Cook is the first-ever player from England to reach the milestone of 12000 runs in Test cricket. He achieved the feat in a match against Australia in Sydney in January, 2018.
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Second Highest Run Scorer for England in Test cricket: Alastair is now the second highest run scorer for England in Test cricket. The left-hander amassed 12472 runs from 161 matches in his Test career with 33 hundreds and 57 half-centuries.
