Joe Root, an English international cricketer born on December 30, 1990, in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, recently achieved a remarkable feat in cricket history by achieving a new world record. He scored 4016 runs in 48 test matches, becoming the first batsman in the world to achieve this score in a test match. His achievement has earned him a well-deserved place in the record books of cricket. Lets, we will discuss Joe Root’s New World Record.
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Joe Root’s New World Record
Joe Root is a well-known 33-year-old English international cricketer. His main playing role is top-order batsman. He plays as a Right-arm off-break bowler and Right-handed batsman. He is widely known by his full name Joseph Edward Root.
Joe Root became the first cricketer in the world to complete 4016 runs in 48 test matches. Earlier this record was in the name of Sachin Tendulkar, who had scored 2,535 runs in 32 Test matches.
Root made this record as Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad gets ready for the India vs England Test match on Thursday, January 25, 2024.
At the international level, Joe Root represents England men’s national cricket team. In his professional cricket career, He Played a total of 135 Test matches in which scored 11416 runs with the highest score of 254 runs. He also played a total of 171 ODI matches and scored 6522 runs with the highest score of 133.
Joe Root made his most significant test debut against India on 13 December 2012. He also made his most significant ODI debut against India on 11 November 2013.
In domestic cricket, he has played for Yorkshire from 2009 to the present time. Joe Root is widely known for his brilliant performance, hitting power, six-hitting skills, power throw, and more abilities.
In his generation, he is considered one of the greatest batsmen of all time.
Joe Root has won many awards in his professional cricket career –
- ICC Player of the Month (August 2021)
- PCA Player of the Year (2021)
- ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year (2021)
- England Test Cricketer of the Year (2015)
- ICC Test Team of the Year (2014, 2015, 2016, 2021)
- Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Year (April 2022)
- Wisden Cricketer of the Year (2014)
- England Limited-Overs Cricketer of the Year (2015)
- ICC ODI Team of the Year (2015, 2018)
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