Former England captain Joe Root is reaching new heights every day. Now with the start of the Test between England and New Zealand, the route has crossed another milestone. With this, he has surpassed former Sri Lankan player Mehla Jayawardene. The achievement is also huge as only 3 players in England’s Test history have done so, now Joe Root has achieved the honor of becoming the 4th player. Root is yet to bat in this historic match.
The series begins between New Zealand and England
The three test match series between New Zealand and England has started. The first match of the series started today. In which the New Zealand team came out to bat first. Meanwhile, by the end of the first day’s play, the team had made 319 runs for eight wickets. Former New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has returned to Test after almost two months. During this he played a brilliant innings of 93 runs. However, he missed his century by seven runs. But this match has become especially memorable for Joe Root.
Joe Root played his 150th Test match
Joe Root has now played 150 Test matches. He is the 11th player in the world to do so. From this one can understand how difficult this stage is. Mahela Jayawardene of Sri Lanka has played 149 Test matches during his career. Now Joe Root has left him behind. Earlier, only James Anderson, Stuart Broad and Alastair Cook could cross this figure for England. Alastair Cook has played 161 matches in his Test career. Soon they may leave them behind too. Because they are constantly playing test matches. While James Anderson announced his retirement after playing 188 Tests and Stuart Broad announced his retirement after playing 167 Tests.
This route has had a Test career so far
If we talk about Root’s career, he has scored 12 thousand 754 runs in 150 matches. He averages 51.01 and bats at a strike rate of 45.77. Joe Root has scored 35 centuries and 70 fifties in his career. His special thing is that he also helps his team by bowling. Now it remains to be seen if Root can do anything when he comes out to bat in this match.
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