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Matthew Cooper

Harry Brook earns Virat Kohli comparison as Ben Stokes lauds "rare" England star

England captain Ben Stokes has likened Harry Brook to India hero Virat Kohli following his player of the match performance in the series winning victory over Pakistan in Multan.

Brook struck the only century of the match, an excellent 108 off 149 balls, and is averaging 73.80 in Test cricket so far having scored two hundreds in three games. And Stokes has compared Brook to Kohli, one of the greatest players of the modern era, describing him as a "rare" player whose technique means he can enjoy success in all three formats.

"To come here and put in that kind of performance is just phenomenal," Stokes told Sky Sports. "He's one of those rare players where you look across all formats and you can just see him being successful everywhere.

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