Multan. In the first Test match being played against Pakistan in Multan, England’s batsman Harry Brook has created a stir in the cricket world with his explosive batting. Harry Brook scored a triple century against Pakistan at Multan Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Harry Brook has become the first England cricketer and sixth English batsman overall to score a triple century in Test cricket in 34 years (since 1990).
He achieved this feat on the fourth day of the first Test against Pakistan at the Multan Cricket Stadium here. This right-handed batsman has scored triple Test centuries for England like Leonard Hutton (364 runs against Australia in 1938), Wally Hammond (336 not out against New Zealand in 1933), Graham Gooch (333 runs against India in 1990). , joining Andy Sandham (325 runs against West Indies in 1930), John Edrich (310 runs against New Zealand in 1965) in the list. At the same time, the great West Indies player Brian Lara holds the all-time record for the highest individual score in Test cricket, who scored an unbeaten 400 against England in Antigua in 2004.
Additionally, Brook scored the second fastest triple century in Test cricket. Before him, Virender Sehwag had achieved this feat in 278 balls, while Brook completed his triple century in 310 balls. Brook played a brilliant inning of 317 runs with the help of 29 fours and three sixes in 322 balls before being dismissed by Sam Ayub. Thanks to his brilliant innings, England declared their innings by scoring a huge score of 823/7 and took a lead of 267 runs.