Joseph Root
Batter
Did you know?
He was selected in the ICC Test team of the year for 2014.
Joseph Root
Batter
Did you know?
He was selected in the ICC Test team of the year for 2014.
Batter
Bats Right Hand.
Bowls Right Arm Off-Spin
Sheffield
England
Bio
An exciting batsman with buckets of talent, Joe Root is a superstar in the making.
After Root made his first-class debut for Yorkshire in 2011 and cemented his spot in the side, commentators were quick to mark him as one to watch.
Selection in the England Lions squad and a place in the England Performance Programme followed before the batsman was chosen for the England Test squad to tour India in late 2012.
His debut came in the final Test of the series and Root acquitted himself well first up, scoring 79 to help England secure a draw and their first series won in India in 28 years.
His call-up to the one-day international squad came one month later and Root has since produced a string of impressive performances for England, including an unbeaten double century against Sri Lanka in June 2014, and two one-day centuries.
Root's good form continued in early 2015 when he scored an unbeaten 182 in a Test against the West Indies.
In 2017 Root was named captain of the England Test team, succeeding Alastair Cook who had been at the helm for four years.
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Latest Videos
Root top-scores with hard-fought fifty
England batsman Joe Root was the only player to pass fifty during the tourists' innings, compiling a 68-ball 62 in the fifth ODI at Optus Stadium
Root channels Mark Waugh with freakish grab
England's Joe Root took a stunning catch from leggie Adil Rashid to remove Steve Smith, bringing to mind a legendary catch from Mark Waugh in the process
Second ODI wrap: Root guides England to 2-0
An all-round display from Test skipper Joe Root delivered England a four-wicket win at the Gabba and a 2-0 lead in the five-match series
Latest News
Conversion a 'matter of time': Root
England skipper confident a string of big scores of just around the corner as he looks to address one troubling spot on his batting record
Root puts hand up to fill England's No.3 spot
England captain says he is ready to move up the order to first drop for two Tests against Pakistan
County Championship Division 1
World's best bats to team up for Yorkshire
Star India batsman looking forward to taking to the field with England Test captain next month in County Championship
