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Joe Root

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

AUS vs ENG, 1st Test: Joe Root reasons poor batting and fielding for Brisbane Test defeat
Cricket | Dec 11, 2021, 02:16 PM IST
Australia set a target of 20 runs for victory, finished the job in the sixth over for the loss of Alex Carey.
Ashes 2021-22: Joe Root eyes Sachin Tendulkar's record of scoring most Test runs in a calendar year
Cricket | Dec 11, 2021, 11:16 AM IST
The England captain now needs 22 runs more to surpass Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar's record of 1562 runs, which he piled in the year 2010, to become the fifth-highest run-getter in a single calendar year in Test cricket.
AUS vs ENG, 1st Test: Root overtakes Vaughan's tally of most Test runs by England player in calendar
Cricket | Dec 10, 2021, 12:57 PM IST
Root also holds three of the top five overall yearly aggregate spots of all England batsmen in Test history.

Ashes 2021-22: Root says 'clear on how to approach' ahead of the Gabba Test
Cricket | Dec 05, 2021, 12:39 PM IST
Root's team has a bit more clarity as in a surprising move rivals Australia named their starting eleven two days ahead of the start of the first Test at the Gabba on Wednesday
'Torn our lives apart': Root opens up on Yorkshire racism episode
Cricket | Nov 11, 2021, 05:42 PM IST
England's Test captain Joe Root said the 'intolerable' Yorkshire racism episode has 'fractured our game and torn lives apart' and pledged his support in a bid to bring about a change at his childhood club.
Joe Root eyes maiden IPL stint next year: Report
Cricket | Oct 13, 2021, 06:58 PM IST
Root is yet to play in the IPL after going unsold in the 2018 auction but all that can change in next year's tournament, which is set to be expanded with the inclusion of two new teams.

Tim Paine slams Kevin Pietersen, says Ashes will go ahead with or without Joe Root
Cricket | Oct 01, 2021, 01:38 PM IST
Root and other members of the England team have expressed doubts over the tour, citing "bubble fatigue" amid the prospect of living under strict restrictions.
At times Mooen Ali has been under-appreciated outside dressing room: Joe Root
Cricket | Sep 28, 2021, 05:50 PM IST
The 34-year-old Ali, a spin bowling all-rounder, announced retirement from the longest format of the game on Monday.
Joe Root's grandfather slams The Hundred, compares it to COVID-19
Cricket | Sep 17, 2021, 08:41 PM IST
In the Test series against India, Root had an exceptional series as a batsman. He scored 564 runs at an average of 94 and making three centuries, the only batsman from his side to reach the three-figure mark.

Joe Root voted ICC Men's Player of the Month for August
Cricket | Sep 13, 2021, 03:06 PM IST
Root beat competition from Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah and Pakistan speedster Shaheen Afridi to win the award for a stellar month of August.
Manchester Test | Jos Buttler back in England camp as vice-captain, will keep wickets: Joe Root
Cricket | Sep 08, 2021, 07:28 PM IST
The fifth Test between England and India will be played at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester from September 10.
ENG vs IND | England will get better by playing more on surfaces like we saw at Oval: Joe Root
Cricket | Sep 08, 2021, 06:42 PM IST
The wicket at The Oval aided the pacers early on before becoming a batting beauty. On day five, Indian bowlers still managed to get enough out of it for a famous win.

ENG vs IND: It's disappointing and frustrating, says Joe Root
Cricket | Sep 07, 2021, 12:23 PM IST
England captain Joe Root has admitted that his team's humiliation in the fourth Test by India is 'hard to take'.
ENG vs IND | A bigger first innings lead would have made contest different for us: Joe Root
Cricket | Sep 06, 2021, 11:48 PM IST
Joe Root he home captain vowed to make a strong comeback at the Old Trafford in the final Test, starting September 10.
ENG vs IND | Jasprit Bumrah's world-class spell of reverse swing was the turning point: Joe Root
Cricket | Sep 06, 2021, 10:55 PM IST
Till the 61st over, England were coasting along at 141/2 but Bumrah took the ball and ran through the middle-order, picking the wickets of Ollie Pope and Jonny Bairstow.

ENG vs IND: Joe Root tactics on a flat pitch were mystifying, says Nasser Hussain
Cricket | Sep 06, 2021, 01:05 PM IST
Hussain wrote that any other team would have bowled their main spinner more in similar conditions.
4th Test: All eyes on management's stand on Rahane and Ashwin as India eye improved show - Preview
Cricket | Sep 01, 2021, 10:00 PM IST
Pujara might have redeemed himself with a knock of 91 which was high on "intent quotient" but the same can't be said about Rahane, whose form is shaky despite a crucial 61 in the second innings at the Lord's.
Test Rankings: Rohit jumps to 5th, becomes top-ranked Indian batsman
Cricket | Sep 01, 2021, 01:58 PM IST
Rohit Sharma advanced to fifth position in the ICC Test Rankings, going past Virat Kohli to become the top-ranked Indian batsman.
England vs India: We are prepared against 'world-class' Ashwin, says Joe Root
Cricket | Aug 31, 2021, 06:41 PM IST
Trusting Ravindra Jadeja's batting ability more than Ashwin, India skipper Virat Kohli had ignored the ace offspinner for the first three Tests.
ENG vs IND 3rd Test | 'Ruthless performance from England': Michael Vaughan heaps praise on Joe Root
Cricket | Aug 28, 2021, 09:57 PM IST
England's big win at Headingley has come in for a lot of praise from netizens on Twitter.