Delhi: Former England captain Joe Root is continuously performing well and is making new records. Now on the second day of the Multan Test against Pakistan, he has made another big record in his name. He made this record in the history of ICC World Test Championship (WTC), which makes it even more special.
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Joe Root has now become the first and only batsman to score 5000 runs in WTC. Joe Root is the batsman who has scored the most runs since the beginning of WTC in the year 2019. The right-handed batsman has scored more than 5000 runs in 107 innings of 59 matches. During this period, his average was 51.46 and strike rate was 59.11. In this situation, he has also scored 16 centuries and 20 half-centuries.
After Root comes the name of Marnus Labuschagne, who has scored 3904 runs in 45 matches. After this, Steve Smith with 3486 runs and Ben Stokes with 3101 runs are at third and fourth place respectively.
Root took charge of England’s innings
In the first Test match being played in Multan, the English players came out to bat at a time when the visiting team was in trouble. Pakistan had scored more than 550 runs and England’s opener Ben Duckett was injured. Captain Ollie Pope could not even open his account and returned to the pavilion. In such a situation, Root made an important contribution in getting his team out of the crisis by coming at number three.
FAQ
Joe Root is a player of which team?
In the first match of this series, England’s legendary batsman Joe Root has a chance to achieve a big achievement.
What record can Joe Root make?
If he scores 27 runs, he will become the first player in the world to score 5000 runs in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC).
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