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Joe Root

Joe Root

Batsman · right-hand-bat · right-arm-offbreak · England
T20I ODI Test 27 Player of Match

JE Root has scored 22,050 runs in 363 international matches. Average 51.48, SR 57.4.

Career Statistics

IPL
10
1 matches · avg 10
SR 66.7 HS 10 100s 0 50s 0 4s 1 6s 0
ODI
7,749
179 matches · avg 52.36
SR 87.5 HS 166 100s 21 50s 46 4s 627 6s 54
T20I
167
8 matches · avg 27.83
SR 112.1 HS 55 100s 0 50s 1 4s 18 6s 0
Test
13,952
164 matches · avg 51.48
SR 57.5 HS 262 100s 41 50s 66 4s 1501 6s 46
Bowling
ODI
29 wickets
avg 58.83 · econ 5.78 · SR 61.1
Test
73 wickets
avg 47.97 · econ 3.35 · SR 85.9

Records Held

🏆 Most Runs
13,952
Test · dataset
🏆 Most Hundreds
41
Test · dataset
🏆 Most Fifties
66
Test · dataset

Rankings

#1
Most Runs Test
13,952
#1
Most Hundreds Test
41
#1
Most Fifties Test
66
#5
Best Economy T20I
4.5
Record: P Kumar (3)
#8
Most Hundreds ODI
21
Record: Virat Kohli (55)
#10
Most Runs ODI
7,749
Record: Virat Kohli (14970)

Approaching Milestones

4 away
4 sixes from 50 in Tests
4 away
4 hundreds from 25 in ODIs
4 away
4 fifties from 50 in ODIs
9 away
9 hundreds from 50 in Tests
27 away
27 wickets from 100 in Tests
251 away
251 runs from 8,000 in ODIs

Career Timeline

Peak volume: 2016 · Best avg: 2021 (68.7)
12 1488 1649 2108 15 2273 16 1966 1909 18 1779 1855 21 1196 1101 1556 24 1724

Career Span

T20I
2017-09-16 — 2019-05-05
Test
2012-12-13 — 2026-06-04
IPL
2023-05-11 — 2023-05-14
ODI
2013-01-11 — 2026-07-16
Ball-by-ball coverage ~2005+.

Key Strengths

Strongest in Test
Average 51.48, SR 57.4
Most aggressive in T20I
Strike rate 122.6
Dominant vs Sri Lanka
Avg 65.72, 2826 runs in 43 matches
Elite power hitter
111 sixes in international cricket

Career Milestones

7,000 international runs 10,000 international runs 15,000 international runs 20,000 international runs 300+ international matches 2950 away from 25,000 international runs

Career Timeline

Year M Runs
2012 1 93
2013 35 1,579
2014 31 1,693
2015 34 2,160
2016 38 2,552
2017 33 2,092
2018 39 1,909
2019 35 1,779
2020 13 570
2021 17 1,855
2022 20 1,196
2023 21 1,101
2024 17 1,556
2025 24 1,493
2026 5 422

Performance by Opponent

Opponent M Runs Avg SR
India 63 4,369 55.3 59.9
Australia 75 3,750 38.27 56.2
New Zealand 52 3,038 49.8 65.8
Sri Lanka 43 2,826 65.72 73.1
West Indies 41 2,762 61.38 73.1
Pakistan 37 2,421 52.63 71
South Africa 37 2,230 48.48 73.5
Bangladesh 6 363 51.86 80.1
Ireland 5 218 43.6 83.5

Venue Performance

Venue M Runs Avg SR
Lord's 22 1,554 48.56 60.8
Lord's, London 13 1,087 57.21 60.7
Kennington Oval 16 1,072 53.6 69.4
Old Trafford 15 879 48.83 54.6
Headingley 13 851 50.06 65.2
Edgbaston 15 813 54.2 68.3
Trent Bridge 14 812 62.46 71.3
The Rose Bowl 13 628 78.5 83.7
Sophia Gardens 12 547 42.08 84.4
Edgbaston, Birmingham 6 524 65.5 68.1

Dismissal Profile

57.6%
caught
259 times
18%
lbw
81 times
16.9%
bowled
76 times
3.8%
run out
17 times
2%
caught and bowled
9 times
1.6%
stumped
7 times
0.2%
retired hurt
1 times

Boundary Profile

T20I
82 fours
14 sixes
52.4%
from boundaries
ODI
589 fours
51 sixes
36.4%
from boundaries
Test
1501 fours
46 sixes
45%
from boundaries

Recent Form

Match Runs Balls SR Result
Test: New Zealand tour of England 9R(27b)
ODI: England tour of Sri Lanka 111R(109b)
ODI: England tour of Sri Lanka 75R(91b)
ODI: England tour of Sri Lanka 61R(91b)
Test: The Ashes 166R(279b)
Test: The Ashes 15R(53b)
Test: The Ashes 58R(94b)
Test: The Ashes 153R(243b)
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