batsman
| Full name: | Alastair Nathan Cook |
| Nationality: | England |
| Batting style: | left handed batsman |
| Bowling Style: | right arm |
| League | Test | Odi | T20i | First class | List a | T20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 161 | 92 | 4 | 352 | 178 | 32 |
| Innings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| Overs | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 49.0 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Balls | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maidens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Runs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 10 | 0 |
| Wickets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Avg | 7 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| SR | 18 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| Eco | 2.33 | 0 | 0 | 4.57 | 3.33 | 0 |
| BB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4w | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5w | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10w | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| League | Test | Odi | T20i | First class | List a | T20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 161 | 92 | 4 | 352 | 178 | 32 |
| Innings | 291 | 92 | 4 | 619 | 176 | 30 |
| Not outs | 16 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 13 | 2 |
| Runs | 12472 | 3204 | 61 | 26643 | 6510 | 892 |
| Balls Faced | 26562 | 4154 | 54 | 52770 | 8090 | 699 |
| Avg | 45.35 | 36.4 | 15.25 | 46.41 | 39.93 | 31.85 |
| SR | 46.95 | 77.13 | 112.96 | 50.48 | 80.46 | 127.61 |
| Fours | 1442 | 363 | 10 | 3387 | 763 | 95 |
| Fifties | 57 | 19 | 0 | 125 | 38 | 5 |
| Sixies | 11 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 15 |
| Highest | 294 | 137 | 26 | 294 | 137 | 100 |
| Hundreds | 33 | 5 | 0 | 74 | 13 | 1 |
Scoring runs and batting are two different art forms -- some look dour as cement while piling on scores, while others seem the business even when they keep failing. Alastair Cook certainly belongs to the latter class, yet could not help himself from indulging in some Rishabh Pantesque tomfoolery.
