England's fast bowler Gus Atkinson is known for his bowling, but in the Lord's Test against Sri Lanka, this player surprised everyone by showing the power of his bat. Gus Atkinson scored a brilliant century against Sri Lanka. The big thing is that Atkinson came to bat at number 8. Atkinson scored a century in just 103 balls. To complete his century, Gus Atkinson hit 4 fours and 12 sixes. With this century, Gus Atkinson has registered his name in the Honor Board of Lord's. Sachin Tendulkar did not get this honor in his entire career because he never scored a century on this historic ground.

Atkinson's wonder

Atkinson not only scored a century but also made two excellent partnerships. He added 92 runs in 111 balls for the 7th wicket with Joe Root. Atkinson played such classic shots that even Joe Root was surprised. After this, Atkinson added 85 runs in 97 balls with Matthew Potts. Atkinson has proved with his batting that he can make important contributions with the ball as well as the bat. Cricket experts have started calling him the next big all-rounder.

June 2024 – Never played Test cricket

August 2024 – Has his name on both sides of the Lord's honors board

Gus Atkinson is some cricketer pic.twitter.com/XHQtynVcca

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) August 30, 2024

12 wickets were taken at Lord's itself

Atkinson made his debut on 10 July at Lord's ground. In that match against West Indies, Atkinson took 7 wickets in the first innings. He also took 5 wickets in the second innings. In this way, after achieving the 10-wicket haul, his name was registered in the Lord's Honor Board. Gus Atkinson has made a big record in his name. He has become the fastest player to get his name registered in all three honor boards of Lord's. His name has been registered among the players who took five wickets in an innings, more than 10 wickets in a match and scored a century.