Joe Root: Former captain and the batting backbone of England

• Test- 13 December 2012 vs India in Nagpur
• ODI- 11 January 2013 vs India in Rajkot
• T20- 22 December 2012 vs India in Mumbai

• Current/Recent: England (2012–present), Yorkshire (2009–present), Welsh Fire (2026)
• Past: Sydney Thunder (2018/19), Rajasthan Royals (2023), Dubai Capitals (2023), Paarl Royals (2024–25), Trent Rockets (2021–2025) 

• His debut Test match innings of 73 runs in 289 minutes is the 6th longest innings by an
English batsman on debut.

• 1st ever Yorkshire batsman to hit an ODI hundred at Headingley.

• 3rd third highest run-scorer in cricket history after 25 Tests, ahead of him were Brian Lara and Rahul Dravid

• His 83 runs of just 44 balls in the ICC World T20 2016 match against South Africa was the 2nd best chase in T20Is and the best chase in World T20s.

• In August 2021, when England hosted India, he scored the most Test centuries by an England batsman in a year, the most Test runs by an England batsman in a year, and the most Test runs by anyone in a year.

• On 5 June 2022, he became the 14th player in cricket history and the second England player to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket; this feat came on the fourth day of the first Test against New Zealand at Lords’s.

• ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year: 2021
• ICC Test Team of the Year: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021
• Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 2014
• ICC ODI Team of the Year: 2015, 2018
• England Test Cricketer of the Year: 2015
• England Limited-Overs Cricketer of the Year: 2015
• Root was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to cricket.
• ICC Player of the Month: August (2021)
• PCA Player of the Year: 2021
• Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Year: April 2022

• Joe Root tied the knot with his girlfriend Carrie Cotterell on December 1, 2018. Joe Root and Carrie Cotterell became parents in 2017 when Carrie gave birth to their son Alfred William. They again became parents in July 2020 after the birth of their daughter Isabella. 
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• IPL 2023 – INR 1 crore 

• Net Worth (Approx) – INR 7.22 crores

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What is Joe Root’s highest score in tests?

254 vs Pakistan at Manchester.

Does Joe Root have siblings?

Joe Root has younger brother Billy plays cricket for Glamorgan.

Does Joe Root bowl?

Root is a spin bowler he bowls off break and leg break.

Does Joe Root like football?

Root is a supporter of the association football club Sheffield United.