4 min readMumbaiMar 3, 2026 03:05 PM IST Almost a year to the day, Jos Buttler sat in a press conference in Karachi and confirmed his decision to relinquish England’s white-ball captaincy, with Brendon McCullum by his side. The 2019 World Cup champions were about to enter a new era in white-ball cricket and were in search of someone who could elevate their cricket in the shortest formats. A few months later, Harry Brook was the chosen one to take England cricket forward, and in 12 months’ time, he has led his team from the front, with timely critical contributions, and taken them into the semifinal of the T20 World Cup. The highlight of his batting exploits came against Pakistan at Kandy, where his 100 off 51 balls took his side home in a tense chase. “I think the responsibility he took the other day against Pakistan when he came out and gets 100 or 50 balls almost to put us straight into the semifinals shows what a quality player he is.” “And what a …