Joe Root
Joe Root Test Career: Superstar batsman Joe Root has been in excellent form for some time now and he is scoring a lot of runs for England. He is making new records every day with his batting. England had a very bad start against Pakistan. When captain Ollie Pope returned to the pavilion without opening the account. After this, Joe Root stepped on the crease and got England out of a difficult situation with strong batting. He scored a century and made a series of records in the match. He has become the highest run scorer for England in Test cricket.
Scored a strong century against Pakistan
In the first Test match against Pakistan, Joe Root has so far scored 125 runs in 197 balls, in which he hit 8 fours. Root has scored mountains of runs this year. He is the player with the highest test run scorer in the year 2024. Apart from this, he has also overtaken Rohit Sharma in terms of scoring most runs in international cricket in the year 2024. Root has so far scored 1112 runs in international cricket in 2024, whereas in the year 2024, Rohit has 1032 runs in his name in international cricket.
There are 4 batsmen ahead of Joe Root
In terms of scoring the most runs in international cricket in the year 2024, now only Pathum Nissanka (1165 runs), Kamendu Mendis (1210 runs), Yashasvi Jaiswal (1222 runs) and Kusal Mendis (1290 runs) are ahead of Joe Root. If he continues to bat like this this year, he can reach number one also.
Scored 35 centuries in test cricket for England
Joe Root made his Test debut for England in 2012 against India. Since then, he has remained an important link in England’s batting order and has won many matches for England on his own. Once he settles on the crease, it becomes difficult to get him out. So far, he has scored 12528 runs in 147 Test matches for the England team, which includes 35 centuries. Apart from this, he has scored 6522 runs in 171 ODI matches and 893 runs in 32 T20 International matches.
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