Sometimes I Watch Him Bat And I Am Incredibly Jealous - Alastair Cook On David Warner
Updated - 07 Jul 2020, 07:17 PM
Alastair Cook, who retired as one of the best opening batsmen in the Test format of the game, admitted that he is jealous of David Warner, sometimes. Speaking to Sky Sports, the former skipper of England explained how easily Warner gets runs to his name in the traditional format of the game
Cook, who was known to be a grafter due to his conservative style of batting, admitted that the ease and speed at which Warner notches runs on the board is something that makes him feel incredibly jealous at times.
The former English cricketer recalled how much effort it took for him to score a fifty or a hundred when he was at the crease.
I had to graft for everything – Alastair Cook
Cook compared his ability to Warner, who scores fifty off just 30 balls. He also explained the mindset of Warner, who always look to score a century in a quick time, which wasn’t the case for Cook.
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The Englishman always look to settle himself at the crease before picking his runs for the team.
Alastair Cook heaps praise on David Warner:
“I was a grafter, I had to graft for everything. I’m not ever going to compare myself to David Warner but sometimes I watch him bat and I’m incredibly jealous that he gets to 50 off 30 balls, it’s an hour into the day and he’s already sorted,” Cook told Sky Sports.
”He knows that whatever happens, [he] hasn’t really failed. Obviously he’ll be thinking he has to go and get a hundred [… but] if I was getting fifty, it was a three-hour job most times. There’s a lot of work going into it,” Cook said.
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In 2018, Cook called curtains on his career. He marked his retirement with a glorious hundred against India at The Kennington Oval in London. It was an emotional day in the English cricket, as Cook has been there loyal servant over the years, especially, in the longer version of the game.
Cook enjoyed the distinction of being a rare player to make a century both in his debut and final Test, bowing out on a high at The Oval.
The veteran retired with 12472 runs in 161 Tests, the most by an Englishman.
In 92 ODIs, he scored 3204 runs at 36.40 including five centuries and 19 fifties.
