Former England captain Joe Root helped his team register a sensational victory at Lord’s England with a scintillating century against New Zealand in the fourth innings. This was the first time that Root played after stepping down as Test captain. After Alastair Cook, the batsman also became the second player from England to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket. He also became the joint youngest member of the elite 10,000 run club.
Root made headlines for a viral video where his bat stood on his own while he stood at the non-striker’s end during the opening Test against New Zealand. The video went viral on social media and people started calling Root a magician.
i knew @root66 Were genius but not magic like this……. What is this magic? @skycricket #ENGvNZ I pic.twitter.com/yXdhlb1VcF
— Ben Joseph (@Ben_Howitt) 5 June 2022
Seriously is that bat catching himself or is Joe Root more than a magician?? @ BumbleCricket @root66 #ENGvsNZ pic.twitter.com/bcHVvPngY4
— Webboo (@WebboOne) 5 June 2022
Although, apparently, Root uses a flat-bottomed bat, which is why he managed to balance on his own. The former English captain was batting on 87 when the incident happened.
Meanwhile, Root’s century took England to a five-wicket victory in the ‘home of cricket’. The win, achieved with more than a day left, took England 1–0 in the three-match series. World Test Champion. After the sensational victory, Roots walked through the hall to a warm welcome from his teammates and support staff members.
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England scored 277 for the win, ending at 279 for five, with Root 115 not out – his first fourth-innings century at this level – after the hosts were reduced to 69 for four.
They found excellent support in an unbroken stand of 120 from wicketkeeper Ben Fox (32 not out), the pair denying New Zealand a breakthrough after they resumed England for 216 for five on Sunday.
Root stepped down as England’s Test captain after five years and was in charge of a record 64 games after a 1-0 series loss in the Caribbean earlier this year, which was to warm up to a 4-0 Ashes loss. went.
Stokes said in the presentation ceremony, “The ups and downs in the game went on all the time.” “Nobody really had the upper hand at any stage and I thought the way we handled the pressure of chasing 270 in the fourth innings on a very difficult wicket was fantastic.
“And obviously ‘Mr Dependable,’ Joe Root stood up. Scoring and 10,000 runs – what a player and what a man.”
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