Joe Root

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Age:	30
Born:	30 December 1990 South Yorkshire,?England
Playing Role:	Batsman
Batting Style:	Right-handed
Bowling Style:	Right-arm?off-break
Playing for Teams:	England Cricket Team, Yorkshire cricket team

Joe Root

Joseph Edward Root is an English international?cricket player?who is the present?captain?of?England?in?Test cricket. Joe Root also represents?Yorkshire?in domestic cricket. Root was part of the England squad that won the?2019 Cricket World Cup?and was England's leading run-scorer in the tournament. Joe Root was originally a right-handed?opening batsman?and occasional?off-spinner. 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.?New Zealand?batting great?Martin Crowe?described Root as one of the young "Fab Four" of Test cricket along with?Steve Smith,?Kane Williamson,?and?Virat Kohli.

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