Joe Root
Sign in to saveJoseph Edward Root is an English international cricketer who plays for England in Tests and ODIs. He captained the Test team from 2017–2022. He plays for Yorkshire in English domestic cricket. Root is currently the leading run-scorer among active batsmen, the second highest run-scorer of all time in Test cricket and the highest run scorer for England. Root is regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of his era and among the finest England has produced. He was part of the England team that won the 2019 Cricket World Cup, where he top scored for England. As of March 2026, he has topped the ICC rankings for Test batsmen on ten occasions.
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- Born
- 1990-12-30
- Works
- 4
Top works
- The Cricketer's Who's Who 2016
- Bringing Home the Ashes Winning with England
- Narcissistic Abuse : Freedom from Mental Struggle
- Bringing Home the Ashes
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- Born
- 30 December 1990
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- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Dore
- Occupation
- cricketer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Sport
- Cricket
- Member of team
- Sydney Thunder
- Image
- England captain Joe Root 2019.jpg
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