As England all-time leading Test cricket run-scorer Alastair Cook stepped down from captaincy after the 2016-17 tour of India, Joe Root was all set to take the charge of the Three Lions. Right from a young age, Root displayed tremendous maturity to acclaim himself to be a leader of the lot. However, along with the authority, came a heap of responsibilities. He remained consistent but started receiving constant criticism for poor conversion rate of century from a fifty. He made his Test debut against India at Nagpur in December 2012, followed by T20I beginning at Mumbai. He played his first ODI match in the same series against Inia at Rajkot in January 2013.
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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.
Babar Azam has only scored 113 runs in three Test matches for Pakistan in 2024 thus far whereas Joe Root is the leading run-getter with 961 runs in 10 matches at an amazing average of 60.06.
After scoring a stunning hundred in the first innings, the right-arm pacer Gus Atkinson took five wickets in the second innings to power England to a big 190-run win in the second Test match against Sri Lanka at Lord's on Day 4.
Joe Root surpassed Graham Gooch to create an all-time record at Lord's. Root has become the most prolific run-scorer at the iconic English venue. Root smashed his 34th Test ton and registered several milestones along the way.
After scoring his record-equalling 33rd Test century in the first innings, Joe Root continued his red-hot form by adding another hundred in the second innings of the second Test match against Sri Lanka at Lord's on Saturday.
Gus Atkinson recorded his maiden Test century to help England score a big total of 427 in the first innings at Lord's on Friday. Atkinson became the first England cricketer to score a hundred and take a five-fer at Lord's in WTC history.
Joe Root is the leading the pack among active cricketers with the most Test hundreds. Root has smashed 33 Test tons. Kane Williamson is behind Root with 32 Test hundreds. Root occupies the second spot among active cricketers, with the most international centuries.
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