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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Root's 21st Test century helped England score 303 in 85.5 overs and secure a lead of 208 runs after being skittled out for 183 in the first innings.
In the time left during the penultimate hour, India scored 52 for one with Stuart Broad dismissing KL Rahul (26 off 38 balls) with a beauty. Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara were unbeaten on 12 each.
Root stands 29th in the world with his present tally of international runs and is third-highest among active cricketers after Virat Kohli and Ross Taylor
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Kohli announced his playing XI for the World Test Championship final against New Zealand couple of days before the game and drew flak for not respecting the conditions.
Calling Stokes the heartbeat of the team, Root said he will be badly missed in the India series beginning Wednesday but considering the phase that he is in, cricket is secondary.
The incident took place during the North Group match between Yorkshire and Lancashire.
The England Test captain hopes that with India series followed by Ashes awaiting, he hopes to have hi best players at his disposal.
Woakes claimed 4-18 from his 10 overs, restricting the weakened tourists to a less-than-competitive 185 all out in 42.3 overs after England won the toss and chose to field.
Root, however, assured fans of aggressive cricket as he doesn't want England to be viewed as a side that plays 'boring' brand of cricket.
The England cricket team is one of the most diverse in nature and Root wants that structurally, it becomes more inclusive in its outlook.
Australian legend Ian Chappell believes England have every reason to worry about a failure at the series as their Test skipper Joe Root hasn't been up to the mark with his decision-making abilities.
Root, who leads England in first Test against New Zealand at Lord's from Wednesday, said he is looking to win all seven Tests that England play this summer.
England play New Zealand in two Test matches from June 2, follow it up with five Test matches against India in August-September and an equal number of Tests against Australia in the Ashes that starts on December 8.
Vaughan fears that Morgan being too powerful could end up harming English cricket.
Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar and Axar Patel took the game away from England with their fearless approach.
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Root was trapped before the wicket by Siraj, who bowled a beautiful inswinger which would have hit the middle and leg stump.
Mohammed Siraj bowled two outswingers before bowling a back-of-the-length in-swing delivery, and finally dragged the length full to trap Joe Root in front of stumps.
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