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Joe Root  (England)

Joe Root Full Name: Joseph Edward Root
Date of Birth: Dec 30, 1990, Sheffield, Yorkshire
Major Team: England, England Lions, England Under-19s, Sydney Thunder, Yorkshire, Yorkshire 2nd XI, Yorkshire Academy, Yorkshire Under-17s
Playing Roll: Batsman
Batting Style: Right
Bowling Style: Right-arm offbreak
International Debut: 2012

Batting And Fielding Records

Type M Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Test 130 238 19 11004 254 50.25 19562 56.25 29 58 1208 36 168 -
ODI 159 146 22 6199 133* 49.99 7130 86.94 16 36 495 46 77 -
T20I 32 30 5 893 90* 35.72 707 126.31 - 5 89 16 18 -

Bowling Records

Type M Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Eco SR 4W 5W 10W
Test 130 129 4580 2488 54 5/8 5/33 46.07 3.26 84.81 1 1 -
ODI 159 69 1553 1494 26 3/52 3/52 57.46 5.77 59.73 - - -
T20I 32 9 84 139 6 2/9 2/9 23.17 9.93 14.00 - - -

Career Statistics

Test Debut:  India v England at Nagpur, 13-17, Dec 2012
ODI Debut:  India v England at Rajkot, Jan 11, 2013
T20I Debut:  India v England at Mumbai, Dec 22, 2012

Relation

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Joe Root TimeLine

  • 06-Feb-2021: England skipper Joe Root became the first batsman in the history of Test cricket to score a double century in his 100th Test.
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