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Alastair Cook

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Sir Alastair Nathan Cook (born 25 December 1984) is a former English cricketer and the former captain of the England Test and One-Day International (ODI) teams. He retired from Test cricket in September 2018 and played for Essex in English domestic cricket until 2023, while also working for the BBC radio programme Test Match Special. Cook is considered to be one of the greatest opening batsmen in Test cricket. He is the sixth-highest Test run scorer of all time and second-highest run scorer for England. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Alastair Cook is the 44th most popular cricketer (up from 127th in 2024), the 7,508th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 8,428th in 2019) and the 9th most popular British Cricketer.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Alastair Cook ranks 44 out of 136. Before him are Ian Chappell, Richie Benaud, Allan Border, Anil Kumble, Rashid Khan, and Usman Khawaja. After him are Wasim Akram, David Miller, Shahid Afridi, Virender Sehwag, Mithali Raj, and Chris Gayle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Alastair Cook ranks 877. Before him are Petri Kontiola, Kostas Vasileiadis, Liv Boeree, Naturi Naughton, Lyudmila Postnova, and Winter Williams. After him are Adrien Théaux, Morten Olsen, Vincent Laban, Rinaldo Cruzado, Frans Nielsen, and Henri Bedimo.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Alastair Cook ranks 7,510 out of 8,785. Before him are Jess Glynne (1989), Aml Ameen (1985), Kathryn Prescott (1991), Ruth Kelly (1968), Skepta (1982), and Leo Bill (1980). After him are Fionn Whitehead (1997), Scarlett Byrne (1990), Todd Bennett (1962), Fatima Whitbread (1961), Rachel Shelley (1969), and Graham Rix (1957).

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Among CRICKETERS In United Kingdom

Among cricketers born in United Kingdom, Alastair Cook ranks 9. Before him are W. G. Grace (1848), Andrew Flintoff (1977), Alfred Bowerman (1873), C. B. K. Beachcroft (1870), Montagu Toller (1871), and James Anderson (1982). After him are Jos Buttler (1990), Jonny Bairstow (1989), Andrew Symonds (1975), Joe Root (1990), Moeen Ali (1987), and Chris Woakes (1989).

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