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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.

Joe Root

T20 Blast 2024: Schedule, Squads, match timings, live streaming and all you need to know
Cricket | May 29, 2024, 04:48 PM IST
England's premier T20 tournament will be getting underway from May 30. The T20 Blast will be played until September 14 with several breaks in between the season. A total of 18 teams will be involved in the competition across 133 matches.
David Warner's final bilateral tour for Australia meets anticlimactic end | Sports Wrap
News | Mar 24, 2024, 03:52 PM IST
The ongoing New Zealand versus Australia series is witnessing plenty of action off the field as injuries to several key players have dampened the excitement around the bilateral contest. All of that and much more in today's sports wrap.
'Shocker': Vaughan goes berserk over Joe Root LBW call on DRS - here's what law on 'pitching' says
Cricket | Feb 25, 2024, 03:18 PM IST
The umpiring and technology throughout the ongoing series between India and England have taken much of the headlines and Joe Root's dismissal on Day 3 of the fourth Test created further controversy. Root was given not out on the field but the Hawkeye reckoned that it was hitting the stumps.

'It briefly crossed my mind': Joe Root on getting his hundred with reverse-scoop in Ranchi Test
Cricket | Feb 24, 2024, 06:39 PM IST
"I must admit it did cross my mind but it was not a great option as the wicket was keeping low unlike the previous wicket. I was desperate to get some runs for the guys and I was happy to do that today," Joe Root said after Day 2's play in Ranchi.
IND vs ENG: Bashir-Hartley dominate on Day 2 as England take complete control of Ranchi Test
Cricket | Feb 24, 2024, 04:54 PM IST
Joe Root remained unbeaten on 122 as England posted 353 in their first innings in the first session on Day 2 in Ranchi Test. Then spinners Shoaib Bashir and Tom Hartley shone on a cracked-up surface to put England ahead in the fourth Test match.
'Joe put England ahead of game in Ranchi': Zak Crawley praises Joe Root's 'due' knock
Cricket | Feb 23, 2024, 08:30 PM IST
"We never doubted Joe, we just think if he gets couple of lowies, he's even more due than before, so we fully expected him to go out and get runs in this game. He deserves everything he gets, he works so hard at his game and he always comes good," Zak Crawley said after Day 1's play.

Akash Deep reveals Jasprit Bumrah's advice after impressive debut in Ranchi Test
Cricket | Feb 23, 2024, 07:27 PM IST
"I wasn't nervous, had spoken with my coaches, so I wasn't tense ahead of the game. I don't know how it happened, but I used to take every game as my last game and tried my best," Akash Deep said after Day 1's play in Ranchi.
IND vs ENG: Joe Root's 31st Test hundred powers England past 300 on Day 1 of Ranchi Test
Cricket | Feb 23, 2024, 04:44 PM IST
After losing five wickets before lunch, Joe Root and Ben Foakes added 113 runs for the sixth wicket to charge England to a dominant position in the first innings of the Day 1 of the fourth Test match against India in Ranchi.
Joe Root scripts history by becoming first player to record 10 Test centuries against India
Cricket | Feb 23, 2024, 05:26 PM IST
After failing to cross a 30-run mark in the first six against India in the ongoing series, the veteran Joe Root silenced his critics with an unbeaten century to single-handedly guide England to a potentially fighting total in the first innings of the Ranchi Test.

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ravindra Jadeja register massive gains in ICC Test Rankings
Cricket | Feb 21, 2024, 02:04 PM IST
Yashasvi Jaiswal is leading the run charts in the ongoing India and England Test series. Jaiswal has already scored two double-hundreds and is averaging 109.00 with the willow. He has amassed 545 runs in the series thus far.
'Knows what he's doing': Ben Stokes backs Joe Root after hitting 'stupidest shot' in England history
Cricket | Feb 19, 2024, 12:34 PM IST
Joe Root has come under the scanner after England's crushing loss in Rajkot by 434 runs against India. He got out playing reverse scoop off Jasprit Bumrah in the first innings and that opened the floodgates for the hosts as India ran home the advantage to eventually win the Test match.
'Career would have gotten over': Ex-India pacer makes seething remark over Joe Root's dismissal
Cricket | Feb 18, 2024, 03:06 PM IST
Joe Root found himself on the receiving end of scathing criticism for his dismissal in the first innings of the third Test in Rajkot against India. Root reverse-scooped straight to the second slip to get out and former India and England cricketers have blasted the ex-captain for his strokeplay.

England train in Rajkot with an eye on taking a lead in five-match Test series
Sports | Feb 13, 2024, 03:17 PM IST
England arrived in Rajkot on Monday and their first practice session happened on Tuesday (February 13), two days before the third Test of the five-match series. The series is currently locked at 1-1 after the visitors won the Hyderabad Test by 28 runs while India came back strongly in second Test.
'Joe Root should forget Bazball': Michael Vaughan on ex-England captain's struggles against India
Cricket | Feb 07, 2024, 09:30 PM IST
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.
'We don't do team meetings anymore': Joe Root on Stokes-McCullum's Bazball culture
Cricket | Feb 07, 2024, 08:55 PM IST
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.

Joe Root achieves special career milestone despite scoring only 16 runs in second innings
Cricket | Feb 05, 2024, 12:55 PM IST
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.
IND vs ENG: James Anderson provides major update on Joe Root's injury as England chase 332
Cricket | Feb 04, 2024, 08:17 PM IST
"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.
Joe Root leaves Ricky Ponting behind to scale huge Test milestone against India
Cricket | Jan 27, 2024, 02:10 PM IST
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 sets Joe Root up with reverse swing after fiery send-off to Ben Duckett | WATCH
Cricket | Jan 27, 2024, 02:06 PM IST
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.
Pietersen's prediction comes true as Joe Root dismisses set Jaiswal in first over of Day 2 - WATCH
Cricket | Jan 26, 2024, 02:28 PM IST
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.