
Star batter Harry Brook has been named England’s ODI and T20I captain on a full-time foundation following Jos Buttler’s resignation throughout the 2025 Champions Trophy marketing campaign. The 26-year-old has an enormous activity to rebuild England’s white-ball construction after a dismal set of ICC tournaments of late.
Brook was one of many standout candidates to take over from Buttler. Experiences had earlier claimed that though he was a certainty to take over as T20I captain, all-rounder Ben Stokes could possibly be given the management duties for the ODI aspect. However, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have opted handy Brook all the accountability of each the white-ball groups going ahead.
“Yorkshire batter Harry Brook has been appointed as the brand new captain of the England Males’s white-ball groups. Brook succeeds Jos Buttler, who stepped down from the position following England’s early exit from the ICC Champions Trophy final month in Pakistan,” the ECB launched a press release on Monday, April 7.
“It is an actual honour to be named England’s white-ball captain. Ever since I used to be a child enjoying cricket at Burley in Wharfedale, I dreamed of representing Yorkshire, enjoying for England, and possibly at some point main the group. To now be provided that likelihood means an excellent deal to me,” Brook mentioned following his appointment as white-ball captain.
Brook had not too long ago opted out of the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) marketing campaign, citing worldwide dedication and workload considerations, after being picked by the Delhi Capitals (DC) on the 2025 mega public sale. Because of the new strict laws imposed by the BCCI, the batter faces a two-year ban from the competitors, and is ineligible to enter his identify for the public sale throughout the mentioned time interval.
Brook’s first project as full-time captain can be within the type of a house white-ball collection towards the West Indies, comprising three ODIs and three T20Is, as a part of the house summer time, forward of the India Assessments.
Harry Brook has led England in 5 ODI to this point
The batter had led the Northern Superchargers to fourth place within the 2024 Hundred, having labored carefully with former all-rounder Andrew Flintoff within the setup. He even led England for the primary time throughout the five-match residence ODI collection towards Australia in September 2024, when Buttler was recovering from a calf damage sustained throughout the T20 World Cup.
Brook’s captaincy reign started with a set of defeats, however England managed to claw their approach again into the collection with consecutive wins. Nevertheless, he was not capable of lead the aspect to a win after Australia received the rain-marred collection finale in Bristol to take the rubber 3-2.