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  AUS vs ENG, 1st Test: Joe Root reasons poor batting and fielding for Brisbane Test defeat

  Cricket | December 11, 2021 14:16 IST

  Australia set a target of 20 runs for victory, finished the job in the sixth over for the loss of Alex Carey.  

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  Ashes 2021-22: Joe Root eyes Sachin Tendulkar's record of scoring most Test runs in a calendar year

  Cricket | December 11, 2021 11:16 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.

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  AUS vs ENG, 1st Test: Root overtakes Vaughan's tally of most Test runs by England player in calendar

  Cricket | December 10, 2021 12:57 IST

  Root also holds three of the top five overall yearly aggregate spots of all England batsmen in Test history.

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  Ashes 2021-22: Root says 'clear on how to approach' ahead of the Gabba Test

  Cricket | December 05, 2021 12:39 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

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  'Torn our lives apart': Root opens up on Yorkshire racism episode

  Cricket | November 11, 2021 17:42 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.

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  Joe Root eyes maiden IPL stint next year: Report

  Cricket | October 13, 2021 18:58 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.

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  Tim Paine slams Kevin Pietersen, says Ashes will go ahead with or without Joe Root

  Cricket | October 01, 2021 13:38 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.

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  At times Mooen Ali has been under-appreciated outside dressing room: Joe Root

  Cricket | September 28, 2021 17:50 IST

  The 34-year-old Ali, a spin bowling all-rounder, announced retirement from the longest format of the game on Monday.

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  Joe Root's grandfather slams The Hundred, compares it to COVID-19

  Cricket | September 17, 2021 20:41 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.

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  Joe Root voted ICC Men's Player of the Month for August

  Cricket | September 13, 2021 15:06 IST

  Root beat competition from Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah and Pakistan speedster Shaheen Afridi to win the award for a stellar month of August.

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  Manchester Test | Jos Buttler back in England camp as vice-captain, will keep wickets: Joe Root

  Cricket | September 08, 2021 19:28 IST

  The fifth Test between England and India will be played at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester from September 10.

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  ENG vs IND | England will get better by playing more on surfaces like we saw at Oval: Joe Root

  Cricket | September 08, 2021 18:42 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.

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  ENG vs IND: It's disappointing and frustrating, says Joe Root

  Cricket | September 07, 2021 12:23 IST

  England captain Joe Root has admitted that his team's humiliation in the fourth Test by India is 'hard to take'.

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  ENG vs IND | A bigger first innings lead would have made contest different for us: Joe Root

  Cricket | September 06, 2021 23:48 IST

  Joe Root he home captain vowed to make a strong comeback at the Old Trafford in the final Test, starting September 10.

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  ENG vs IND | Jasprit Bumrah's world-class spell of reverse swing was the turning point: Joe Root

  Cricket | September 06, 2021 22:55 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.

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  ENG vs IND: Joe Root tactics on a flat pitch were mystifying, says Nasser Hussain

  Cricket | September 06, 2021 13:05 IST

  Hussain wrote that any other team would have bowled their main spinner more in similar conditions.

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  4th Test: All eyes on management's stand on Rahane and Ashwin as India eye improved show - Preview

  Cricket | September 01, 2021 22:00 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.

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  Test Rankings: Rohit jumps to 5th, becomes top-ranked Indian batsman

  Cricket | September 01, 2021 13:58 IST

  Rohit Sharma advanced to fifth position in the ICC Test Rankings, going past Virat Kohli to become the top-ranked Indian batsman.

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  England vs India: We are prepared against 'world-class' Ashwin, says Joe Root

  Cricket | August 31, 2021 18:41 IST

  Trusting Ravindra Jadeja's batting ability more than Ashwin, India skipper Virat Kohli had ignored the ace offspinner for the first three Tests.

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  ENG vs IND 3rd Test | 'Ruthless performance from England': Michael Vaughan heaps praise on Joe Root

  Cricket | August 28, 2021 21:57 IST

  England's big win at Headingley has come in for a lot of praise from netizens on Twitter.