Tour of Afghanistan in India, 2026
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Born
Dec 30, 1990 (35 years)
Role
Batter
Nationality
United Kingdom
Batting Style
Right-Hand-Bat
Bowling Style
Right-Arm Bowl
Matches
Innings
Runs
Highest Score
Not Out
Strike Rate
50's
100's
200's
Average
Balls
300's
4's
6's
Ducks
Matches
Innings
Wickets
Balls
Runs
Overs
Economy
Maidens
BBI
4W
5W
10W
Hattricks
Average
Strike Rate
Yorkshire, England, Trent Rockets, Paarl Royals, Rajasthan Royals, Dubai Capitals Development, Sydney Thunder, Welsh Fire
England, DC, Eng Lions, England U19, RR, Thunder, Rockets, Yorkshire, Yorks 2nd XI, Yorks Acad,
That Joe Root would one day captain England was taken as read when he hit the grand old age of 23. The accolade everybody anticipated became his three years later, when Alastair Cook stood down after the 2016-17 tour of India. It was understandable that there were a few fears for Root's future workload. He was rare among England batsmen in achieving maturity so quickly, and had looked consumed by the delights of batting from the moment he first took guard. Now he had new responsibilities..
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