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Joe Root - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family
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About Joe Root
- Joseph Edward Root (born 30 December 1990) is an English international cricketer who is the current captain of the England Test team.
- He also represents Yorkshire domestically.
- He is currently ranked eleventh in Test batting and eighth in ODI batting rankings according to the ICC Player Rankings, having previously been ranked the best Test batsman.
- Root was part of the England squad that won the 2019 Cricket World Cup.He was originally a right-handed opening batsman and occasional off-spinner, with a similar playing style to former England captain Michael Vaughan.
- However, he has played the majority of his cricket for England in the middle order.
- He made his debut for England in the 2012 Test series in India and made his ODI and Twenty20 International debuts on the same tour, before scoring his maiden Test century at his home ground of Headingley the following spring against New Zealand. On the occasion of England's 1000th Test in August 2018, he was named in the country's greatest Test XI by the ECB.
