Harry Brook certainly had been the toast of the cricketing world after his heroics in brutal batting against Sri Lanka in the current T20I series and has risen up the ranks rapidly. With Harry Brook‘s fearsome batting, he garnered 30 runs in a single over en route to his 42-ball stunning century in the 1ST T20I. Harry Brook, with his innovative batting, showed a range of shots apart from taking doubles at will during his long stay at the crease, proving his Longetivity in the shorter format.
Harry Brook was in terrific form in the white-ball format until the second T20I vs Sri Lanka, when he was dismissed on 23 off 8 balls, having scored 292 runs without being dismissed starting from the T20I series vs India in T20Is. This could be a reason for his meteoric rise in form, transforming him into a power hitter in the middle order and setting the English team right as a skipper in the format, attributes newly appointed mentor Kevin Pietersen as a source of inspiration to him.
Harry Brook looks to Kevin Pietersen as a source of inspiration
Harry Brook was ready to admit that he was watching Kevin Pietersen’s video before he went on the ground to score a memorable 114*, inclusive of 10 boundaries and 6 sixes, and spoke high regards regarding the impact Kevin Pietersen had on the youngsters when they grew up.
Kevin Pietersen, who has recently been appointed as the mentor with the England cricket team, was innovative in playing the game, introducing the switch hit to prominence. He was one batter in the circuit who was entertaining to watch in the pre-T20I era, and many youngsters, including Harry Brook, took inspiration from him and want to learn more from him as a specialist in power hitting.
