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Alastair Cook

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

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alastair Cook is the 43rd most popular cricketer (up from 125th in 2019), the 7,378th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 8,430th in 2019) and the 9th most popular British Cricketer.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Alastair Cook ranks 43 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 840. Before him are Papa Gueye, Petri Kontiola, Kostas Vasileiadis, Liv Boeree, Naturi Naughton, and Lyudmila Postnova. 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 7,380 out of 8,785. Before him are Nick Barmby (1974), Jess Glynne (1989), Aml Ameen (1985), Kathryn Prescott (1991), Ruth Kelly (1968), and Skepta (1982). 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 Ian Bell (1982).

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