Harry Brook wins ICC’s participant of the month award for December

England’s up-and-coming star Harry Brook made an immediate influence in Test cricket and has been rewarded with the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for December 2022.

Shorlisted alongside Babar Azam and Travis Head, Harry Brook beat off stiff competitors to seize the award after an unbelievable tour of Pakistan in December. The 23-year-old performed a key position in England’s 3-0 whitewash in opposition to Pakistan, ending the collection as the very best run-getter with 468 runs in three matches. 

Brook proved to be an ideal match for the ‘BazBall’ method and slotted in seamlessly within the middle-order within the absence of Jonny Bairstow, together with his runs coming at an unbelievable strike fee of 93.41.

Playing in simply his second Test, the teen returned scores of 153 and 87 within the first match of the collection in Rawalpindi. His century within the first innings got here off simply 116 balls as he picked aside the Pakistan bowling line-up to set the tone for the remainder of the collection.

He went on to attain 100 every within the remaining two Tests as England dominated on their return to play Test cricket on Pakistan soil after 17 years.

Brook was named the Player of the Series for his unbelievable exploits with the bat and he now caps off the 12 months with yet one more feather in his cap because the ICC Player of the Month for December 2022.

Brook was additionally given the ‘Man of the Series’ award for his excellent present within the seven-match T20I collection in opposition to the Asian giants that happened in September-October as part of the tour. 

In seven innings, he scored 238 runs at a median of 79.33, with one half-century and the most effective rating of 81*.

Notably again in December, Brook was purchased by the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season in 2023 for Rs 13.25 crores.

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