The England Cricket Board (ECB) on Sunday has confirmed that middle-order batsman Harry Brook will return to the UK and miss the India Test tour due to personal reasons.

“Harry Brook is set to return home with immediate effect for personal reasons from the England Men’s Test tour of India. He will not be returning to India,” ECB said in a statement.

Harry Brook will return to the UK and miss the India Test tour due to personal reasons.

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“The Brook family respectfully requests privacy during this time. In light of this, the ECB and the family kindly request the media and the public to respect their wish for privacy and refrain from intruding on their private space.

“The England selectors will confirm a replacement player for the tour in due course.”

The 24-year-old has played 12 Tests and has amassed 1181 runs at an average of 62.15, including four centuries and seven fifties.

Harry Brook had broken an astonishing 125-year-old record set by KS Ranjitsinhji as he now has the most runs in a batter’s first 6 men’s Test innings for England.

The right-handed batter has mustered 455 runs (12, 153, 87, 9, 108, 86*) in six innings. He surpassed the record of KS Ranjitsinhji’s 418 runs (62, 154*, 8, 11, 175, 8*).

The first Test begins on January 25, in Hyderabad before the second Test in Vizag beginning on the February 2.

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