Alastair Cook, the England skipper has returned to the Test camp before the start of the first Test match against Bangladesh which is set to kick off from tomorrow at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong. His availability for the game was in doubt as he was back in his home celebrating the birth of his second child. After missing the two practice games against the local squads, there was uncertainty over his participation in Test series but he returned to the squad in time to be a part of the Test series.
The England players were quite worried and were hoping for his comeback in the team as earlier Stuart Broad also said that he hopes that Cook may return for the Test series. Cook is not just a captain or the batsman for his team, but he is also the most experienced player in the team. He is a perfect role model for each and every player present in the English camp. By participating in the first test match against Anaglyph from tomorrow, Cook will become the most capped player for hi steam in Test cricket as he will overtake the former England batsman Alec Stewart who played 133 Test match for England. Recently Alastair Cook broke the record of Sachin Tendulkar went he became the youngest batsman to score 10000 runs in Test cricket. Surely he would like to continue his form on Bangladesh soil as this will beam ideal practice for them before coming toInIDA to play 5 Test matches which start from November 9.
By participating in the first Test match against Bangladesh from tomorrow, Cook will become the most capped player for his team in Test cricket as he will overtake the former England batsman Alec Stewart who played 133 Test match for England. Recently, Alastair Cook broke the record of Sachin Tendulkar as he went on to become the youngest batsman to score 10000 runs in Test cricket. Surely, he would like to continue his great form on Bangladesh soil as well.
This series will be an ideal practice for England before coming to India to play 5 Test matches which start from November 9.
England will be missing out on the services of James Anderson who was ruled out of the series due to an injury.