KOLKATA: Harry Brook did incur the wrath of Indian followers whose opinion about gamers is as fickle as English climate however he’s completely happy that his maiden IPL hundred will “shut them up” for good.
Having scored 29 in three video games to date, Brook got here to his personal with a 55-ball unbeaten 100 that ensured a 23-run victory for Sunrisers Hyderabad over Kolkata Knight Riders in an IPL match on Friday.
“I was putting pressure on myself a little bit. You go on social media and people are calling you rubbish. There’s a lot of Indian fans out there who’ll say well done tonight. But they were slagging me off a few days ago. Glad I could shut them up to be honest,” Brook mentioned after the match.
Whereas he predictably rated his three Take a look at a whole bunch over an IPL ton, he was happy to get to the milestone together with his girlfriend within the stands.
“My four Test hundreds will have to be over this one,” he mentioned.
It was a “special night” and Brook insisted that he can bat at any place.
“It was a special night. Thankfully, we got over the line as well. Got a little tense in the middle. A lot of people say that opening the batting in T20 is the best time to bat.
“I’m completely happy to bat wherever. I’ve had a whole lot of success batting at 5. Made my title there. The gang was phenomenal tonight. I loved it,” Brook mentioned.
Having scored 29 in three video games to date, Brook got here to his personal with a 55-ball unbeaten 100 that ensured a 23-run victory for Sunrisers Hyderabad over Kolkata Knight Riders in an IPL match on Friday.
“I was putting pressure on myself a little bit. You go on social media and people are calling you rubbish. There’s a lot of Indian fans out there who’ll say well done tonight. But they were slagging me off a few days ago. Glad I could shut them up to be honest,” Brook mentioned after the match.
Whereas he predictably rated his three Take a look at a whole bunch over an IPL ton, he was happy to get to the milestone together with his girlfriend within the stands.
“My four Test hundreds will have to be over this one,” he mentioned.
It was a “special night” and Brook insisted that he can bat at any place.
“It was a special night. Thankfully, we got over the line as well. Got a little tense in the middle. A lot of people say that opening the batting in T20 is the best time to bat.
“I’m completely happy to bat wherever. I’ve had a whole lot of success batting at 5. Made my title there. The gang was phenomenal tonight. I loved it,” Brook mentioned.