Both Joe Root and Ben Stokes have not played for England in ODI cricket since the 2023 World Cup in India. It was a disastrous campaign with England finishing at 7th place winning only three out of nine matches. Will the duo play Champions Trophy? Butter has responded the burning question

Yashasvi Jaiswal missed out on a big score in the first innings of the 2nd Test at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium (MCA) in Pune. Jaiswal scored 30 runs off 60 balls and struck four boundaries during his knock.

Joe Root has been smashing records for fun over the last few years with the bat. He scored 262 runs in the first Test against Pakistan but couldn't notch up a big score in the second Test. However, the former England captain is once again closing in on the world record in the third Test.

Joe Root has batted on a whole different level for a few years. He has amassed 10 centuries in his last 54 innings, displaying his insane consistency in Test cricket. Former Aussie great Ian Chappell feels his bigger test will be against India and Australia.

England's star cricketer Joe Root scored his 35th Test hundred during the first Test against Pakistan to witness a big boost in his ratings in the ICC Men's Test rankings on Wednesday. Indian captain Rohit Sharma also jumped two places in the updated rankings by the ICC.

Harry Brook is scaling new heights every day in his Test career. Even though he has played only 19 Test matches so far, the 25-year-old has displayed excellent skills with bat in testing conditions and has already notched up a triple century while averaging 62.5 in the longest format.

England are closing in on a famous win in the first Test against Pakistan in Multan. After declaring the innings at 823/7 with a lead of 267 runs, Pakistan collapsed to 82/6 in their second essay. It was a memorable day for Joe Root and Harry Brook as they broke multiple world records.

England batters Joe Root and Harry Brook are piling on records for fun in the ongoing first Test against Pakistan in Multan. Root has already notched up his sixth double-century in the format and in the process, has broken multiple records of Sachin Tendulkar.

Joe Root became England's leading run-getter in Tests as he went past Sir Alastair Cook during his marathon knock in the first Test against Pakistan in Multan. Root broke into the top five leading Test run-scorers and there are increasingly high chances of him challenging Sachin Tendulkar.

In-form Joe Root scored 176* off 277 balls and Harry Brook smashed unbeaten 141 runs on Day 3 of the opening Test match against Pakistan in Multan. The duo added an unbeaten 243 runs for the fourth wicket to set a new partnership record for England in red-ball cricket.

Joe Root continues to scale higher mountains in Test cricket with his batting in the format. He has notched up his 35th century in the ongoing first Test against Pakistan in Multan. Earlier, he went past Alastair Cook to become the highest run-scorer for England in the format.

Joe Root is currently the leading run-getter in the history of the ICC World Test Championship. The former England captain has become the first player in history to score 5000 runs in the World Test Championship.

PAK vs ENG: Abrar Ahmed will be majorly responsible for providing Pakistan with breakthroughs on day three. Right-arm off-break bowler Salman Ali Agha will share the wicket-taking responsibility with Abrar Ahmed.

Joe Root has achieved what no other batter has been able to do in the history of the World Test Championship. Root is on a run-scoring spree in the red-ball format in the last few years, having hit thousands of runs for England.

The Pakistan vs England Test series is set to kick off in Multan on Monday, October 7. While the series is important for both the teams from the World Test Championship (WTC) points perspective, players from both teams are on the verge of achieving huge personal milestones.

“I’d like everyone to applaud a guy who brought us back into games again and again in this tournament. What he did in those last five overs, bowling two out of the last five overs, was phenomenal. A huge round of applause for Jasprit Bumrah, please…” said Virat Kohli after the T20 World Cup triumph.

Virat Kohli and Joe Root are two of the fab four batters of this generation. The duo has been the best batters for their respective country. But who is the best among them? Kohli's form has gone down in Tests in the last few years while Root has been at his best. Here's a statistical comparison...

"Please tell us what’s wrong with Test cricket presently when Tendulkar is owning the record and how will Test cricket be better if (and that’s a huge if) an Englishman goes on to hold it," Sunil Gavaskar wrote in his column.

Joe Root has struck 666 runs in six matches in England's Test summer, being bestowed with the Player of the Series award. Root smashed three centuries during the six Tests including a twin ton at Lord's against Sri Lanka. Root has surpassed Sachin Tendulkar in a major record list.

Joe Root took his 201st catch as an outfield fielder in Test cricket to go past the legendary South African Jacques Kallis in the list of players with the most catches and is only behind two cricketers to claim the record.