With 67 half centuries and guess what, 41 test centuries, he remains a perpetual enigma of English Cricket, and one…
Joe Root has been one of the most skilled, resolute and consistent performers with the bat for England since a…
England will face off against Pakistan in the Test series starting next week. Head coach Fleming will be unavailable for this series.
Marsh will join the likes of Quinton de Kock, Matthew Breetzke, Jordan Hermann and captain Tristan Stubbs in a powerful batting line-up, set to enthral the loyal St George’s Park crowd.
While Cook believes that Root is a good choice for the captain, the brilliant and record breaking former left hander is also of the view that Root being entrusted with test leadership may not necessarily be a long term solution as far as England’s red ball leadership is concerned.
New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming is widely regarded as one of the IPL’s most successful coaches after his long association with Chennai Super Kings.
Fleming, who played 111 Test matches and 280 ODI games for the Black Caps, was earlier sacked as the coach of Chennai Super Kings in the IPL following a few poor seasons.
The veteran batter’s experience and outstanding Test record make him the reported front-runner to guide the team through a crucial phase. If confirmed, Root will aim to combine captaincy with his pursuit of Sachin Tendulkar’s all-time Test runs record.
Just hours ago England won an important and must win contest in the light of just where the series is…
Just hours ago England won an important and must win contest in the light of just where the series is…
As England went down to New Zealand most recently, their dressing room in the game’s aftermath was an emotional space as the great batter and former captain Joe Root offered some brilliant insights on the departing Ben Stokes.
As England went down to New Zealand most recently, their dressing room in the game’s aftermath was an emotional space as the great batter and former captain Joe Root offered some brilliant insights on the departing Ben Stokes.
Joe Root etched his name deeper into cricket history by becoming only the second batter to cross the 14,000-run mark in Test cricket, joining Sachin Tendulkar in an exclusive club. Acting as England’s stand-in captain, Root’s unbeaten 75 kept his side in the hunt despite chasing a daunting 463-run target against New Zealand.
Joe Root etched his name deeper into cricket history by becoming only the second batter to cross the 14,000-run mark in Test cricket, joining Sachin Tendulkar in an exclusive club. Acting as England’s stand-in captain, Root’s unbeaten 75 kept his side in the hunt despite chasing a daunting 463-run target against New Zealand.
Not seeking greatness deliberately but becoming ever so greatly a living embodiment of it! Not the one to fall into…
Not seeking greatness deliberately but becoming ever so greatly a living embodiment of it! Not the one to fall into…
We know that both Joe Root and Ben Stokes are tremendously talented Cricketers, greats of English cricket, legends that have…
We know that both Joe Root and Ben Stokes are tremendously talented Cricketers, greats of English cricket, legends that have…
Former Aussie skipper Ponting feels Root has the opportunity to rack up a Test hundred on Australian soil
Root has never notched up any Test ton in Australia and a lot of cricket fans are eager to see him pull off that incomplete task.
The 34-year-old has never scored a Test century in Australia but he is not looking forward to his personal records as he wants his side to win the series Down Under.
In his 13-year Test career, Root has scored 39 hundreds but none of them came in Australia.
Root’s Trent Rockets are set to play against Warner’s London Spirit at Lord’s in the ongoing season of The Hundred on Thursday, August 14.
The data shared by JioHotstar claims that the series drew 170 million viewers globally.
Root did a phenomenal job for England against Team India in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025, breaking several batting records.
Glenn McGrath, who announced his retirement from Test cricket in 2006, has been a cricket pundit for years.
Joe Root was the second highest run scorer in Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025, scoring 537 runs.
Making his debut in 2010, Kane Williamson has represented BlackCaps in 105 Tests, 173 ODIs, and 93 T20Is, scoring 19,086 runs.
Brook ended the series as England’s second-most successful batter for England, with 481 runs in nine innings of five matches.
So far speaking of Siraj’s bowling spell in the second England innings, he has picked two wickets in his 26 overs at an economy of 3.70.
It is to be noted that on the opening day of the fifth Test, Chris Woakes injured his shoulder in an attempt to save a boundary after landing awkwardly.
England will face Australia in the five-match Test series called the Ashes, starting from November 21 onwards this year.
A heated exchange between the two players ignited the second day of the fifth Test.
Although, the Indian pacer continued to barge in with his pace attack on Joe Root in his next over, Mohammed Siraj finally got his scalp as Root departed after scoring just 29 off 45 deliveries.
Both Joe Root and Prasidh Krishna collided with each other for the second time in the Test series.
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Ben Stokes also gained three place to jump to third on the rankings for Test all-rounders.
Hogg applauds Joe Root’s spirit of bowling towards the end of the final day
Notably in this process, Root also overtook former Australia skipper Steven Smith to smash most Test centuries against India in the longest format.
After the fourth day’s play, when Root was asked about chasing the Master Blaster’s scintillating feat, he said it’s not something which is crucial for him as he emphasises on winning matches for his side.
After the third day’s play, England have hoarded 544/7 in 135 overs.
In a class of his own, Joe Root has been the infallible giant of the game and has only just added to his tally of Test hundreds at Old Trafford!
Joe Root joined Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara in the all-time list of most Test hundreds
With his 31st run in the ongoing game, Root became the batter with the third-highest run-scorer in the longest format of the sport
The milestone moment for Joe Root came in his 157th Test appearance in front of thousands of fans in attendance at Old Trafford in Manchester
Joe Root’s superb batting against India at Lord’s helped him depose Harry Brook from the number one spot for Test batters on ICC rankings
There are few players from both the teams who are expected to deliver match-winning performances.
What about Ben Stokes’ fitness as seen at Lord’s had worried Root at one stage?
India ended up on the losing side and Siraj was also left heartbroken. Looking at him, Zak Crawley and Joe Root ran towards him and tried to console Indian batter showing a great example of sportsman spirit.
Joe Root achieved the milestone on the first ball of the second day of Lord’s Test against Jasprit Bumrah
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England, who are known for their Bazball playing style, witnessed their batters Pope and Root playing in a traditional Test way
England are playing far slower rather than employing their trademark “Bazball” attacking style on day one of Lord’s Test against India due to some exceptional bowling
With the hosts reeling on 43/2, Root stepped up in the crunch situation and utilised his experience to reverse pressure on bowlers
As the series between England and India heads towards the third Test at Lord’s, SportsTiger has revisited Root’s batting numbers at the illustrious venue
England currently need 536 runs to go 2-0 up in the series with the match moving into the final day.
In the second innings, Akash Deep bagged his wicket as the speedster cleaned Joe Root up as the veteran could score only six after consuming 16 balls
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One of the key players for England will be their star batter Joe Root. The right-hander is currently one of the best batsmen in Test cricket in recent times.
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Joe Root also remarked that the cricket is a bit incomplete without Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma playing in the Test format.
But just what is it? What is the big co-incidence between two stalwarts not just of England, but international cricket?
Joe Root’s one day figures, too, are worthy of commanding one’s attention.
Joe Root took 218 innings in 118 Test matches to cross 10000 runs in Test cricket. With this, he became the fastest batter from England to achieve the feat.
Of Joe Root’s entire tally of 13,006 Test runs, 2846 have come singularly against Team India.
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The English veteran pulled off the feat in 279 innings which makes him the slowest batter in the league of batting maestros such as Rahul Dravid, Jacques Kallis, Ricky Ponting, and Sachin Tendulkar.
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Joe Root made his debut in a Test match against India in Nagpur on December 13, 2012. Since then, he has played 152 Tests, 171 ODIs, and 32 T20Is in his international career.
Harry Brook spoke about how Joe Root is one of the best players to ever play the game of cricket.
Joe Root has already became the highest run-scorer in Test cricket for England with 12777 runs in the longest format so far.
Notably, Sachin is the highest run scorer of all time in Test cricket with 15921 runs in 200 matches in his Test career.
Joe Root is the leading run-scorer for England in Test cricket, breaking the record of the legendary Alastair Cook, but he is still more than 3000 runs away from overtaking Sachin Tendulkar.
Joe Root surpassed former English skipper Alastair Cook to become all-time highest run scorer for England in Test cricket
Root admitted that the team will not get things right all the time, comparing themselves with the English rock band.
Joe Root hundreds in both innings during England’s recent win over Sri Lanka at Lord’s in London.
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Speaking of the second Test, Sri Lanka needs 430 runs to win at Stumps on Day 3.
Joe Root also became the fourth batter to score twin hundreds in a Test match at Lord’s in London.
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Joe Root went past 12,000 Test runs in his previous outing against West Indies at Edgbaston in Birmingham.
As of this writing, England are 252/7 in their first innings with Jamie Smith and Chris Woakes at the crease, just 30 runs behind West Indies.
Sachin Tendulkar has 15,941 runs in 200 Test matches, head and shoulders above rest of the players in the all time list.
Joe Root scored his 32nd Test hundred against West Indies, equalling Steve Smith and Kane Williamson in the all time list.
Babar Azam revealed that he talks to all three of them whenever he gets an opportunity to improve his batting tactics.
Root was eventually dismissed at 122 in 178 with 10 fours at strike rate of 68.54.
Joe Root is currently involved in England’s second Test Match against the West Indies, being held at Trent Bridge.
Apart from Sachin, the afternoon was also graced by Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, tennis great Roger Federer, along with several other sports personalities.
On day 3 of the match, the guests dealt with another shocker when the former captain Joe Root was given out.
Speaking of the ongoing Test match, after 50 overs England’s scoreboard read 142/8 with the side taking a 188-run lead.
This century from Joe Root was his third slowest by balls faced (219 balls).
Speaking of the fourth Test, at Tea on Day 1, the scoreboard of England read 198/5 with Ben Foakes (28 off 108) and Joe Root (67 off 154) in the middle.
Nasser Hussain spoke about how fans have applauded Joe Root for nailing the reverse scoop shot against Pat Cummins in the past, only to disgrace him for failing at it against Jasprit Bumrah now.
Meanwhile the hosts posted 421/7 at the end of Day 2 and could only add 15 runs to the scorecard early on Day 3 as they were bundled out at the score of 436 from 121 overs.
Root made his IPL debut in the 2023 edition, playing 3 matches for the franchise.