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Joe Root has been team England's best batsman over the years as he is part of four batters alongside players like Steven Smith, Virat Kohli and Kane Williamson. Root has batted very well against India on Indian soil in the past as he scored 952 runs from 20 innings in Test cricket at an average of 50.1, hence here in this article we will have a look at how to tackle (or) target his batting style by the Indian bowling unit.
If we look at England's tour of India in 2021, in the four Test matches Indian spinners took 67 out of 80 wickets in that series in total.
Indian spinners in England tour of 2021:
- Ashwin - 32 wickets (8 inns)
- Axar Patel - 27 wickets (6 inns)
- Shahbaz Nadeem - 4 wickets (2 inns)
- Kuldeep Yadav - 2 wickets (2 inns)
- Washington Sundar - 2 wickets (5 inns)
Ashwin and Axar Patel played a pivotal role in team India's success in the four-match Test series against England in 2021.
Joe Root in Tests on Indian soil:
- Inns - 20
- Runs - 952
- Avg - 50.1
- 50s - 5; 100s - 2
- H.S - 218 in Chennai, 2021
Root smashed 218 runs in the first Test match at Chennai and helped England to take a lead of 1-0 in that four-match series.
Joe Root vs spinners in Test on Indian soil:
- Runs - 741
- Dismissals - 15
- Avg - 49.4
Joe Root vs Indian spinners on Indian soil:
- vs Ravichandran Ashwin - 289 runs in 16 innings (4 dismissals)
- vs Ravindra Jadeja - 161 runs in 11 innings (3 dismissals)
- vs Axar Patel - 55 runs in 6 innings (3 dismissals)
- vs Kuldeep - 3 runs in 1 inning (0 dismissals)
If we look at the above list it's clear that Axar Patel has been a big threat to Joe Root in Test cricket and Ashwin's brilliant bowling will play a key role in the upcoming five-match home Test series.
In the past, during the 2016 period, bowlers like Jayant Yadav have also been brilliant against Joe Root. Ashwin-Jadeja combo will also play a vital role in this game alongside Axar Patel's brilliance.
Among Indian bowlers, Jasprit Bumrah has dismissed Joe Root most times in Test cricket.
Indian bowlers to dismiss Root most times in Test cricket:
- Jasprit Bumrah - 6 times
- Ravichandran Ashwin - 5 times
- Ravindra Jadeja - 5 times
- Axar Patel - 3 times
Joe Root vs Jasprit Bumrah in Test cricket:
- Inns - 18
- Runs - 244
- Avg - 40.66
- Dismissals - 6
Jasprit Bumrah has dismissed Joe Root five out of six times only on England soil but. Mohammed Siraj has also dismissed Root twice in Test cricket (once in Ahmedabad).
