After England registered a win in Southampton test to seal the series 3-1, Alastair Cook announced that he will hang his boots after the fifth test. He hasn’t been in the best of form from last one year and he thought it might be the right time to step down. For the last time in England colours, Cook came to bat in the first innings with whole of the house standing on its feet to applaud the legendary batsman.
Cook, 33, made a memorable outing for himself as he notched 71 runs in the first innings and he continued it with an unbeaten hundred in the second innings that got him all the praises.
Stat Alert
Cook made his test debut against India at Nagpur on March 1, 2006. He scored a half century(60 runs) in the first innings and scored a hundred(104 runs) in the second innings and the story has repeated itself yet again in his last team.
Same opposition ✓
Half Century in first innings ✓
Century in second innings ✓
Longest standing applause I’ve ever seen! Well done Oval crowd, brilliant Alastair Cook. #FirstAndLast ?
— Mel ‘MJ’ Jones (@meljones_33) September 10, 2018
A century in your last innings. And an ovation that looked like it would never end. It was, as Joe Root said, “written in the stars”. What a moment for the mighty Alastair Cook.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) September 10, 2018
Alastair Cook has played 160 Tests & just 92 ODIs. He is a Test cricketer to the core. No wonder England love him so much.?
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) September 10, 2018
Take a bow Alastair Cook,quite a farewell.. #EngvInd
— zainab abbas (@ZAbbasOfficial) September 10, 2018
Couldn’t have been a better farewell for a legendary player, we’ll played ‘ Chef ‘ ??? #CookRetires #ENGvIND
— Deep Dasgupta (@DeepDasgupta7) September 10, 2018
What a way to say goodbye…test ? No 33 for Alastair Cook, richly deserved! #topclass #Congratulations
— Tom Moody (@TomMoodyCricket) September 10, 2018
Fairytales do exist….what a farewell. Well played, Cook. Well played. #EngvInd #Respect #Legend
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) September 10, 2018
YES Chef!!! What an incredible fairytale last innings for one of worlds greatest batsman! He’s been an inspiration and an example to so many! Nobody deserves it more #ThankYouChef
— James Taylor (@jamestaylor20) September 10, 2018
And Alastair Cook deservedly becomes the highest scoring left-hander in test cricket. Looks set to score a century in his last innings to go with his debut 100 against India 12 years ago in Nagpur #ENGvIND
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) September 10, 2018
That was a very very special moment … All of us who are privileged to be here today will remember that forever … #Cook #100 … If any person deserves that send off it’s Alastair … Fairytales do happen …
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) September 10, 2018
What a player..!!!!! Huge Respect for u brother…privileged to play against you…finish like a Champ ?? pic.twitter.com/NtBRHdS3C6
— Mushfiqur Rahim (@mushfiqur15) September 10, 2018
What a way to finish off the your last batting innings. Congratulations on a glittering career Alistair. #ENGvIND
— R P Singh (@rpsingh) September 10, 2018
