Cook quits England captaincy

Alastair Cook surrendered as Britain Test commander after a record 59 coordinates in the part, saying Monday it was "a tragic day" yet the correct choice for the group.

Cook, Britain's driving scorer in Tests with 11,057 runs, got to be commander in August 2012 and drove his nation to Fiery debris grandness on home soil in 2013 and 2015 and in addition arrangement wins in India and South Africa.

Yorkshire batsman Joe Root is the early most loved to assume control with a declaration expected in the following fortnight.

"It's been a tremendous respect to be Britain skipper and to lead the Test group in the course of recent years," Cook, 32, said in an announcement.

"Venturing down has been a unimaginably hard choice, yet I know this is the right choice for me and at the perfect time for the group."

Cook, who additionally drove Britain in a record 69 one-day internationals in the vicinity of 2010 and 2014, is the nation's most topped Test captain and has scored more Test hundreds of years than any past chief.

He was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 2012 and ICC World Test Commander in 2013.

He offered his acquiescence to Britain and Ribs Cricket Board (ECB) administrator Colin Graves on Sunday, however means to keep playing Test cricket.

"It's a dismal day by and by from multiple points of view, however I need to thank everybody I've captained, all the mentors and care staff and, obviously, the Britain supporters and the Barmy Armed force who tail us home and away and have given us resolute support," Cook included.

"Playing for Britain truly is a benefit and I want to bear on as a Test player, making a full commitment and helping the following Britain skipper and the group anyway I can."

Cook's choice to remain down takes after Britain's 4-0 arrangement vanquish in India toward the finish of a year ago.

The ECB said an "appropriate process" had begun to delegate Britain's next Test commander.

Britain's chief of cricket Andrew Strauss said Cook had made a "phenomenal commitment" and "should be viewed as one of our nation's incredible commanders".

"We now proceed onward with the way toward selecting the correct successor," Strauss said.

"There are various built up players who are playing formal or casual influential positions and while we've appropriately not addressed anybody in connection to the Test captaincy up until this point, we can now talk completely and straightforwardly inside the group.

"We hope to have the capacity to make a declaration before the group make a beeline for the West Non mainstream players on 22nd February."