Joe Root, one of England's best spin batters, has managed to score just 52 runs against India in the first two Tests of the five-match series. Root was criticised heavily following his dismissal in the second innings of the second Test match in Visakhapatnam.
England have added a new facet to Test cricket with their all-guns blazing approach to the format. England under Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum don't like to play a draw and prefer a win or a loss. Joe Root has revealed another intriguing culture change in the team.
Former England captain Joe Root came out to bat after Ollie Pope was dismissed. But he looked in some hurry playing his shots of every other delivery getting out on 16 runs off 10 balls. But he reached the milestone during his short stay at the crease.
"He was just making sure he could do everything he could to help us out in the second innings, just making sure it's as good as possible for tomorrow. There's a chance we will need him with the bat so it's making sure he can hold a bat," James Anderson said.
Root has had a horrid first Test against India. He scored 29 runs in the first innings for England and was undone by a sharp reverse swinging delivery from Jasprit Bumrah in the second innings.
Jasprit Bumrah got two quick wickets in succession on the third day of the India vs England 1st Test. The Indian speedster got rid of Ben Duckett and Jor Root with two brilliant deliveries. He set-up Root's dismissal with a jaffa reverse swing ball.
Yashasvi Jaiswal, who gave India a terrific start with the bat in the first Test against England, got out in the very first over of the second day while trying to hit Joe Root for another boundary after getting one already. Kevin Pietersen, the former England batter already predicted it.
Joe Root scored 29 runs in the first innings of the opening Test against India. As he was looking to play a big knock after getting set in the middle, Root was removed by Ravindra Jadeja. But this happened not before Root created a record and went past Sachin Tendulkar.
England's star batsman Joe Root has scored 2536 runs in 45 Test innings against India while ace batter Virat Kohli has scorched 1991 runs in 50 innings against England. The duo is chasing Sachin Tendulkar's all-time record for most runs in India vs England Test history.
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"Going into this one as world champions, playing a part in that in 2019, which was an unbelievable moment for us as a team and myself," Ben Stokes added.
"I feel like I'm playing well at the minute and feel I could potentially add value to the team," Brook added.
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