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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

Joe Root joins Brian Lara in elite list, smacks maiden ODI century in almost six years
Cricket | Feb 26, 2025, 10:11 PM IST
Joe Root hit his maiden ODI century in almost six years. It was in 2019 against West Indies when the cricketer last hit an ODI century. He also equalled Brian Lara's record of scoring 53 international centuries.
Top 5 active players with most centuries in ODIs
Sports | Feb 26, 2025, 04:22 PM IST
Virat Kohli recently smashed his 51st century in ODI cricket, against Pakistan in Dubai in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy. On that note, let us have a look at the current players with the most centuries in ODI format.
England legend analyses Virat Kohli’s dismissal in third ENG ODI, draws comparison with Joe Root
Cricket | Feb 13, 2025, 01:38 PM IST
Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen recently came forward and expressed his opinion about Virat Kohli's dismissal in the third ODI against England.

Steve Smith joins Rohit Sharma, Rahul Dravid in elite international cricket list with 36th Test ton
Cricket | Feb 07, 2025, 04:20 PM IST
Steve Smith hit his 36th Test century in Galle. With that, he and Joe Root currently share the record of most Test tons among active international cricketers. Notably, it was also Smith's fourth red-ball hundred in the last five matches.
Joe Root returns as England announce squad for first IND ODI
Cricket | Feb 05, 2025, 06:04 PM IST
The ECB recently came forward and announced England's playing XI for the upcoming first ODI against India, star batter Joe Root makes his much awaited return to the format.
'Not anyone's fault that rise of T20s coincided with me...': Joe Root on limited T20 appearances
Cricket | Feb 04, 2025, 10:19 AM IST
Joe Root ended the SA20 2025 as the third-highest run-getter in the tournament for the Paarl Royals in just eight matches, scoring 279 runs at an average of 55.8 and a strike rate of 140.5. It seemed like Root had never gone away from T20Is but he hasn't played for England in the format since 2019.

'You're always a better player when not in the team': Root's honest response on England T20I return
Cricket | Jan 31, 2025, 03:04 PM IST
Joe Root smashed 279 runs in eight innings at a strike rate of 140 and an average of 55 for the Paarl Royals in his maiden SA20 stint. Root left the Royals' camp after Thursday's match for international duty as the England superstar is part of the ODI squad for India series and Champions Trophy.
Paarl Royals sign Hurricanes' breakout star in BBL as Joe Root leaves SA20 ahead of India ODIs
Cricket | Jan 31, 2025, 08:14 AM IST
Fresh off winning the Big Bash League with the Hobart Hurricanes and playing an invaluable role in the title victory with a joint-fastest century of the competition in the final, Mitch Owen, has landed his first overseas T20 league gig with the Paarl Royals for the rest of the SA20.
Joe Root, Steve Smith or Kane Williamson? Ravi Ashwin names toughest batter to bowl to
Cricket | Jan 30, 2025, 04:52 PM IST
Former India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin revealed the toughest batter he has bowled to in international cricket. He also named Ravindra Jadeja as his favourite bowling partner and revealed the reason behind the same.

Top 5 players with most centuries in WTC history
Sports | Jan 29, 2025, 06:32 PM IST
ICC introduced the World Test Championship in 2019 and since then, the third cycle is about to end. A lot of batters have scored a lot of runs and centuries so far in the tournament. Here's the list of the top five players with most centuries in WTC history.
Joe Root smashes career-best 92* to power Paarl Royals to record-breaking chase in SA20 history
Cricket | Jan 18, 2025, 09:26 PM IST
The legendary English cricketer smashed 92* off just 60 balls to help Paarl Royals chase down a huge total of 212 against Pretoria Capitals in the 12th match of the SA20 2025. Root has been in sensational form in T20 cricket ahead of his return to ODIs in the Champions Trophy 2025.
Players to take most catches in Test cricket
Sports | Jan 11, 2025, 07:11 PM IST
From Rahul Dravid to Ricky Ponting, here is a list of five cricketers to have taken the most number of catches in Test cricket. The list features only one Indian.

5 players with most fifty-plus scores in WTC history
Sports | Jan 04, 2025, 10:50 PM IST
Joe Root stars on top with the most fifty-plus scores in the history of the World Test Championship. Here is a list of five players with the most fifty-plus scores in WTC.
Steve Smith breaks Joe Root's all-time record against India with hundred in boxing day Test at MCG
Cricket | Dec 27, 2024, 06:44 AM IST
Steve Smith also brought up his fifth Test hundred at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). He now has more Test centuries than Alan Border at the iconic venue. Notably, this is Smith's second consecutive hundred in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Joe Root returns, no Ben Stokes as England announce squads for Champions Trophy and India tour
Cricket | Dec 22, 2024, 04:11 PM IST
The veteran cricketer Joe Root last played an ODI game during the 2023 World Cup but has been in sensational form in Tests in 2024. But there is no place for star all-rounder Ben Stokes in England's squad for the Champions Trophy.

Joe Root regains number 1 spot in latest ICC Test rankings update, topples Harry Brook
Cricket | Dec 18, 2024, 02:01 PM IST
Joe Root has toppled Harry Brook to become the number-one-ranked Test batter in the latest ICC rankings update. Both of them featured in the third Test against New Zealand which England lost by a massive margin of 423 runs.
5 Players to score most runs in international cricket in 2024
Sports | Dec 17, 2024, 06:46 PM IST
A lot of cricket is being played in December. A lot of cricket has been already played this year across formats and very few players have managed to excel in all three forms of the sport. Here are the top five run-scorers in 2024 in international cricket.
Joe Root creates another record, breaks Pakistan legend's feat during 3rd Test against New Zealand
Cricket | Dec 17, 2024, 04:22 PM IST
Joe Root has been scoring runs for fun in recent years. He has registered yet another record in his illustrious Test career, which is growing time by time. Root has shattered a record of a Pakistan legend during the third Test match against New Zealand.
Root continues his record-breaking spree in Tests, leaves Miandad behind to script history in NZ
Cricket | Dec 15, 2024, 09:10 AM IST
New Zealand had a sensational second morning in the third Test after adding 32 runs to their overnight score before having England five down for less than a hundred. However, despite the collapse, Joe Root found a way to eke out some sort of a score and break another record in Tests.
Harry Brook ends Joe Root's ninth stint as number 1 Test batter in latest ICC rankings
Cricket | Dec 11, 2024, 02:02 PM IST
Joe Root became the number 1 Test batter for the ninth time in his career on July 31 this year. However, his stint was a short one this time, less than five months to be precise, with his teammate Harry Brook displacing him to the top following a sensational performance in Test series vs New Zealand