AN Cook’s feat – becomes the first England batsman to complete 1500 plus runs against Pakistan

AN Cook’s feat – becomes the first England batsman to complete 1500 plus runs against Pakistan

AN Cook of England completed 1500 runs against Pakistan to become the eighth batsman to accomplish the feat. He reached the milestone when he was on 6 during his knock of 64 not out in England second innings in the ongoing test at Birmingham. His aggregate on 07.08.16 read 1558. Others to score 1500 runs against Pakistan are – KC Sangakkara {2911}, SM Gavaskar {2089}, DPMD Jayawardene {1687}, AR Border {1666}, GS Chappell {1581}, JH Kallis {1564} and RT Ponting {1558}. AN Cook is the only England batsman in this elite list. The following table lists all the eight batsmen with stats as of 07.08.16

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0
1 KC Sangakkara Srl 23 45 6 2911 230 74.64 10 12 2
2 SM Gavaskar Ind 24 41 4 2089 166 56.45 5 12 1
3 DPMD Jayawardene Srl 29 55 3 1687 240 32.44 2 10 5
4 AR Border Aus 22 36 8 1666 153 59.50 6 8 0
5 GS Chappell Aus 17 27 2 1581 235 63.24 6 6 1
6 JH Kallis SAF 19 33 4 1564 155 53.93 6 8 1
7 AN Cook Eng 17 31 2 1558 263 53.72 5 7 0
8 RT Ponting Aus 15 26 3 1537 209 66.82 5 6 5

 

 

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