‘It’s a real honour’: Harry Brook named England white ball captain | Cricket News

Harry Brook, who recently pulled out of the 2025 Indian Premier League to concentrate on his country’s matches, was on Monday appointed England’s white-ball captain, replacing Jos Buttler, who had stepped down after the Three Lions’ disastrous Champions Trophy campaign.
The 26-year-old made his debut in 2022 and has been a key part of England’s white-ball set-up since, spending the past year as the vice-captain in both ODIs and T20Is. He also led England in the ODI series against Australia last September in Buttler’s absence.
“It’s a real honour to be named England’s white-ball captain. Ever since I was a kid playing cricket at Burley in Wharfedale, I dreamed of representing Yorkshire, playing for England, and maybe one day leading the team. To now be given that chance means a great deal to me,” Brook said.
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He has played 26 ODIs scoring 816 runs at an average of 34.00, with a top score of 110. In T20s, he has earned 44 caps and a highest score of 81 and was part of the team that won the ICC T20 World Cup in 2022.
Last month, Brook was banned from the IPL for the next two years, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has informed England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). As per the board’s new policy, Brook cannot enter auction for two more years, as he has decided to skip this IPL season at the last moment.
“An official communication has been sent to ECB and Brook about BCCI banning him for two years as per its policy which was informed to each player before they regered their name for IPL auction last year. It’s a policy set the board and each player has to oblige to it,” a BCCI official had confirmed to The Indian Express.

According to a new rule introduced the IPL, “Any player who regers in the auction and after getting picked, makes himself unavailable before the start of the season, will get banned from participating in the tournament and player auction for 2 seasons.”