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Ian Bell
Country: EnglandDate of Birth: April 11, 1982
Place of Birth: Walsgrave, Coventry, Warwickshire
Batting Style: Right Handed
Bowling Style: Right-arm medium
Skill: Batsman
Teams Played: England
Batting Performance
| M | Inn | No | Runs | HS | 100s | 50s | Avg | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 69 | 116 | 14 | 5027 | 235 | 16 | 28 | 49.28 | 52.73 |
| ODI | 108 | 104 | 9 | 3234 | 126* | 1 | 19 | 34.04 | 73.3 |
| T20s | 7 | 7 | 1 | 175 | 60* | 0 | 1 | 29.17 | 119.86 |
| IPL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Bowling & Fielding Performance
| M | Overs | Runs | Mdns | Wkts | Avg | Best | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 69 | 18 | 76 | 3 | 1 | 76 | 1/33 | 4.22 |
| ODI | 108 | 14.4 | 88 | 0 | 6 | 14.67 | 3/9 | 6.11 |
| T20s | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| IPL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Career Performance
| First Match | Last Match | |
|---|---|---|
| Tests | August 19, 2004 v West Indies at The Oval, London | August 18, 2011 v India at The Oval, London |
| ODIs | November 28, 2004 v Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club, Harare | October 25, 2011 v India at Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| T20s | August 28, 2006 v Pakistan at County Ground, Bristol | January 14, 2011 v Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne |
| IPL | -- | -- |
Profile
When Ian Bell first arrived into the international arena, he was described as the best youngster for England by many critics. Bell came through the ranks from the U-19 level into the England side. His stubborn attitude and sound technique has made him the best No. 3 English batsman in a long time.The youngster established himself as a batsman on the 2005 tour of Pakistan and since then, has been a regular fixture in the team. The Warwickshire batsman is a strong player of spin bowling and doesn't like to keep quiet during his time at the crease. His agile fielding in the circle is also a major plus point to the Englishman's cricket skills.
The right-hander is tipped as the future skipper of England. Bell's recent form has shown that he along with Pietersen and Collingwood are the stalwarts of the English middle order in both forms of the game. In 2006, he struck three successive first-innings centuries against Pakistan in Tests which led him to be declared as the ICC Young Player for that year.
2007 again saw him in the midst of runs but 2008 saw his average slip and he was soon fighting for his place in the side. During that phase, he scored just one century and one half-century in twenty Test innings, batting at number three. This affected his performance in ODIs as well as he failed to notch up a century in 30 innings batting up the order.
By the start of 2009, he was subsequently dropped from both formats and lost his place in the squad. He dutifully returned to county cricket and started working his way up the ladder all over again. Some strong performances at the county level put him back on the selectors' radar. He was named as replacement to the injured Kevin Pietersen for the third Ashes Test in August 2009.
