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"He'll Go Miles Past My Record": Sir Alastair Cook On Joe Root

Joe Root had played an unbeaten knock of 115 runs to help England chase down 277 against New Zealand in the Lord's Test to go 1-0 up in the three-match series. England were in a spot of bother at 69/4, but Root, Ben Stokes and Ben Foakes fought it out and, in the end, the hosts scripted a five-wicket win. Along the course of his innings, Root brought up the landmark of 10,000 Test runs and he is the joint-youngest with Cook to achieve the milestone.

"It Had Become A Very Unhealthy Relationship": Joe Root On England Test Captaincy

After hitting a match-winning century in the first England vs New Zealand Test at Lord's on Sunday, Joe Root opened up about his "unhealthy relationship" with Test captaincy. Root had stepped down as England's skipper in the longest format following series defeats in the Ashes in Australia and then away to the West Indies. Ben Stokes was appointed his successor and Root played a big role in helping the all-rounder get off to a winning start in his captaincy stint in the series against New Zealand.

Ben Stokes and Joe Root put England in strong position against New Zealand

A huge slice of luck for birthday boy Ben Stokes and a classy innings from Joe Root moved England into a winning position on a gripping third day at the first LV= Insurance Test at Lord’s.

Root could break Tendulkar's run record, says Taylor

Former Australia captain Mark Taylor has backed Joe Root to surpass Sachin Tendulkar as test cricket's leading run scorer even though the England batter is still nearly 6,000 short of the Indian great's haul.

England captaincy had become unhealthy, says Joe Root

Joe Root said the England Test captaincy had taken a toll on his personal health after he guided his side to a memorable five-wicket win against New Zealand on Sunday in his first match since relinquishing the role. The 31-year-old stepped down as skipper in the aftermath of England's 1-0 series defeat in the Caribbean in March, which came on the heels of a disastrous 4-0 loss against Australia in the Ashes.

"What Is This Sorcery?" This Video Of Joe Root And His Seemingly Levitating Bat Has Gone Viral

Joe Root produced magic with his bat to take England to victory in the opening Test at Lord's against New Zealand on Sunday. Root became only the second Englishman and 14th cricketer in the history of Test cricket to reach the 10,000-run mark. While the former England captain's stunning achievement received widespread praise, a freaky video of Root standing at the non-striker's end is going viral.

"Tendulkar's Record Is Very Achievable": Former Australian Captain's Huge Joe Root Prediction

Joe Root was the toast of the cricketing world on Sunday, as his fine unbeaten century helped England beat New Zealand by five wickets in the opening Test at Lord's to give the hosts a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Root also joined an elite list of players to score 10,000 runs in the longest format, becoming the joint-youngest along with Alastair Cook to do. Following Joe Root's heroics at Lord's, plaudits poured in from all parts of the world for the Englishman. Former Australia captain Mark Taylor too was effusive in his praise and went as far as saying that Root can very well break Sachin Tendulkar's all-time record of 15,921 runs in Test cricket.

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"He'll Go Miles Past My Record": Sir Alastair Cook On Joe Root

"It Had Become A Very Unhealthy Relationship": Joe Root On England Test Captaincy

Ben Stokes and Joe Root put England in strong position against New Zealand

Root could break Tendulkar's run record, says Taylor

England captaincy had become unhealthy, says Joe Root

"What Is This Sorcery?" This Video Of Joe Root And His Seemingly Levitating Bat Has Gone Viral

"Tendulkar's Record Is Very Achievable": Former Australian Captain's Huge Joe Root Prediction

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