Every player dreams of playing in the Indian Premier League. For this, many players leave their national team and come to India to play IPL. But the newly appointed captain of the White Ball of England, Harry Brook, gave the first priority to open to England. Therefore, he refused to play in the second consecutive season in the IPL. England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) made a big announcement on 7 April. He appointed Kabiz Harry Brook at number 2 in ICC Test Ranking as the new captain of England's ODI and T20 team. He has replaced Jos Buttler, who left the captaincy after the team was out in 2025, the ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan.

National duty my first priority

After becoming a captain, his response has come to light. He said that his commitment to lead England's white ball teams would not be a hindrance in the way of his commitment, as he has resolved to keep national duty on franchise cricket first. I am fully committed to playing cricket for England. If you have to retreat from franchise cricket for this, then I am ready.

Bought for 6.25 crores of Delhi Capitals

In the auction for IPL 2025, Delhi Capitals bought Harry Brook for Rs 6.25 crore. But Brook withdrew his name from the IPL. Earlier in the 2024 season too, he withdrew his name from the IPL. This time the BCCI has taken two years ban by taking action on them. In fact, under the new rules, Brook cannot participate in the IPL auction for the next two years, as he withdrew the name from this season at the last moment. Talking to reporters for the first time after becoming a captain, Brook said that this is a rule, so if I get a ban, it is appropriate. I want to play cricket only for England at this time. I want to represent my country, as I have been doing. I hope that this step of mine will definitely have a big impact on the team. Let us know that in February next year, India and Sri Lanka have to be a T20 World Cup in joint hosting. Brook's strict examination will be in this tournament. Brook was also the captain of the under-19 team earlier and captained England in the Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand in 2018.

Ashes series biggest challenge

Brook is currently an important part of the England Test team. He is currently second in the ICC Test batting rankings. Brook revealed that this year it is more important than winning the Ashes as the T20 World Cup. Brook said that I think it is more important to win the Ashes. I know that I have held the white-ball captaincy, but the Ashes is still the peak of cricket for me. Brook is also the vice -captain of the Test team. This time he wants to win the Ashes this time with coach Brandon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes. On the question of leaving franchise cricket, he said that I have not left the franchise completely, but in the near future, I do not see any way that I can take more time to play on the franchise circuit. He said about Jose Butler that it must have been a difficult decision for him to leave the captaincy. Regarding Bairstow, he said that we all have seen that he can put the best bowlers of the world under pressure on their batting. He can score big runs. There is no reason that it cannot be selected again.

Was made debut in 2022

Brook made his debut for England in January 2022. He has played 26 ODIs so far, scoring 816 runs at an average of 34. His best score is 110 runs. At the same time, he has played 44 matches in T20, in which his biggest score has been 81 runs. He was also part of the 2022 T20 World Cup winning team. For the last one year, he was playing the role of vice-captain in England's ODI and T20 teams. He also led the team as captain in the ODI series against Australia in 2024, when Butler was not available.