OTD: Jonny Bairstow was born in 1989

England batter-keeper Jonny Bairstow was born on this day, September 26, in 1989, in Bradford, Yorkshire. His father, David Bairstow, was also a cricketer and played international cricket for England. However, David committed suicide in 1998 when Jonny was eight years old, and he was raised by his mother. Jonny’s brother, Andy Bairstow, has also played domestic cricket for Derbyshire.

On September 16, 2011, Jonny Bairstow made his England debut in an ODI against India at Cardiff. He made his T20I debut against the West Indies at Lord’s in 2011 while he earned his Test debut against the same opposition in 2012, becoming England’s all-format player.

Bairstow is known for his powerplay batting, even in Test cricket. Jonny Bairstow has been part of England’s resurgence in cricket in the 2010s, especially in ODIs and T20Is, while maintaining a constant presence in Test cricket.

Bairstow has played 100 Tests, scoring 6042 runs at an average of 36.39 with 12 centuries and 26 fifties with the best score of 167*. In 107 ODIs, he has scored 3868 runs at an average of 42.97, with 11 centuries and 17 fifties, with the best score of 141*. He has also played 80 T20Is, scoring 1671 runs at a strike rate of 137.53 with 10 half-centuries.

He has also played 52 IPL games, scoring 1674 runs at a strike rate of 146.07 with two centuries and nine fifties.

Bairstow was a part of the England squad that won the 2019 ODI World Cup at home. In 11 games, he scored 532 runs at an average of 48.36, including two hundreds and an equal number of half-centuries.

In ODI cricket, Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root are the fastest English players to achieve the 3,000-run mark. In the 50-over format, it took both cricket players 72 innings to reach 3000 runs.

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