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  Joe Root shatters Alastair Cook's all-time record for England in Test cricket to immortalise legacy

  Cricket | October 09, 2024 12:57 IST

  Joe Root is currently the leading run-getter in the history of the ICC World Test Championship. The former England captain has become the first player in history to score 5000 runs in the World Test Championship.

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  Alastair Cook reacts after losing all-time England record to Joe Root

  Cricket | September 01, 2024 9:42 IST

  Joe Root scored 143 runs while batting in the first innings and guided England to an imposing total of 427. The right-handed batter backed it up with another century in the second innings and helped the hosts post a daunting total of 483.

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  Ashes 2021-22: Root overtakes Cook, becomes highest run-scorer as England Test captain

  Cricket | December 19, 2021 20:16 IST

  Root has surpassed Cook's tally of 4844 runs as the Test captain of the team in his 58th match as the skipper - completing the feat in one match and five innings quicker than his captaincy predecessor, to be at 4859 runs at an average of 47.63.

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  Indian pace battery has unusual variety and depth: Alastair Cook

  Cricket | July 30, 2018 23:05 IST

  The form of India's top order seems to be a cause of concern for the visitors but Cook today backed struggling Shikhar Dhawan and Cheteshwar Pujara.

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  World Cup: Cook captain, no place for Trott in England squad

  Cricket | December 06, 2014 20:06 IST

  London: England has confirmed Alastair Cook as captain in its preliminary squad of 30 players for next year's cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.   Cook is joined in the squad named Saturday by