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.
Read MoreRuns came thick and fast for England in most parts of the day as the Indian bowling unit appeared toothless at Headingley, both with the old and new ball.
Root, who scored his third successive hundred of the ongoing series, put his side in the driver's seat after they bundled out India for a partly 78.
India stuck to the same "template" of four fast bowlers and one spinner, sidelining R Ashwin from the set-up and keeping Ravindra Jadeja in the mix.
While India registered a memorable 151-run win at the home of cricket to go 1-0 up in the five-Test series, players of both teams were seen exchanging verbal volleys.
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Rafiq, a former England U-19 captain, had last year said that he was close to taking his own life after facing racism during his time at Yorkshire from 2008 to 2017.
With India leading the series 1-0, one expect more aggression from Virat Kohli's team but Root said his team has learnt its lessons from the previous game and will not be drawn into the conversations needlessly.
Though he is confident of Root continuing his run-making spree, Gooch wonders if Root is feeling the pressure just like he felt in his playing days.
KL Rahul, who scored a superb 129, made a significant gain, jumping 19 spots to take the 37th spot.
The iconic batsman spoke on a host of issues including India's victory, the standard of England Test team, and skipper Virat Kohli's technical adjustments.
England were in a dominant position before they lost control during a chaotic unbroken ninth-wicket stand of 89 between Shami (56 not out) and Bumrah (34 not out) on the final morning at Lord's.
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Root has been in sensational form in Test cricket this year. On Saturday, he struck his second consecutive hundred of the series, remaining unbeaten on 180 as England took a 27-run lead in the second Test
England surpassed the visitors' first-innings score of 364, giving them a lot of psychological advantage going into the last two days.
The England stalwart now has seven hundreds against India in Test cricket.
Joe Root and Rory Burns resurrected England's innings before the latter's wicket was plucked by Mohammed Shami.
Root's primary concern is the batting around him. That may prompt him to bring in Haseeb Hameed as replacement for one of the top three batsmen.
England captain Joe Root expressed lament over his team dropping catches and missing run-out opportunities during the first Test against India here at the Trent Bridge.
Both teams took home four points each in the first Test of the 2023 ICC World Test Championship cycle.
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