Rory Burns is a rare gritty batsman in the modern era with a never-say-die attitude. In the age of cricketers who turn sloggers in the name of positive cricket, Burns has the dogged resistance of a classical opener. With a compact defence, a well-judged leave, and the instinct of not trusting the cricket ball, he also has a formidable attacking game which blends in perfectly with his defence in that it is an extension of his defensive technique.
Burns got a shot at the Championship side when he was 21, and he promptly scored a pivotal hundred in a cliffhanger of a win against Middlesex and helped his county slip a division. A Surrey veteran, Burns has crossed the coveted 1000-run mark for his county for four successive seasons and continues to be a pivotal member of the team as well as the deputy skipper.
