Harry Brook has been backed to "have a great future with England " and go on to captain them by Pakistan quick Haris Rauf, following his brilliant performances in the recent T20I series.
Brook made his international debut at the start of the year against the West Indies and went on to make his Test debut against South Africa, and cement himself as an important member of England's T20I side ahead of the upcoming World Cup.
The recent seven-match series against Pakistan was Brook's international breakthrough, with the 23-year-old ending as England's leading run scorer. He struck 238 runs at an average of 79.33 and a strike rate of 163.01, and Rauf was full of praise for the youngster.
Rauf played alongside Brook at Yorkshire this year in both the County Championship and the T20 Blast and the pair have also been teammates at Pakistan Super League side Lahore Qalandars when they won the tournament at the start of the year, with Brook smashing the second-fastest hundred in the competition's history.
"Harry will have a great future with England," Rauf said, as quoted on Yorkshire's website. "I have played with him now for Yorkshire and in the PSL for Lahore.
"He played some very good innings for the Qalandars earlier in the year and then started the season well for Yorkshire, with some big hundreds. He's a terrific player with a great attitude who can get big runs for England now.
"In the future, I also see him as a cool-headed guy who could go on and be a captain of England."
England's white ball coach Matthew Mott was also full of praise for Brook after his displays against Pakistan, saying: "To me, batting at No. 5 is about as hard as it gets.
"You don't often get it your way: you're either under pressure with early wickets or you're having to throw your wicket away at the end. Whatever the situation was, he always looked like he had a plan.
"That came out quite clearly and for a young player to be so clear in such a tricky role showed a lot. Brooky has been starved of cricket for a bit.
"He's watched a lot from the sidelines and he just sees the opportunity. He looked right at home in that pivotal role at No. 5, which is quite difficult normally."
