the cricketer who made his test debut against india in 2016
Alastair Cook Alastair Nathan Cook, CBE[1] (born 25 December 1984) is an English cricketer. A left-handed opening batsman, he is a former captain of the England Test and ODI teams. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most successful batsmen ever to play for England, and one of the most prolific batsmen of the modern era.[2] Cook played for Essex's Academy and made his debut for the first XI in 2003. He played in a variety of England's youth teams from 2000 until his call up to the Test side in 2006. He normally fields at first slip.