Nestled in his crib, a baby Joe Root holds a small cricket bat. Now, 33 years later, that same baby is England’s highest-ever Test run scorer. You could say he was born to the role.

Joe Root continues to put forth phenomenal performances with the bat in hand, continuing his march towards Test cricket record-breaking immortality as he piles on the runs in this part of his career.

"During our retention conversations, Joe informed us of ... to revive his T20 career, Root got to play just three games for the Royals and got an opportunity to bat in only one of them.

India talisman pacer Jasprit Bumrah along with England batters Joe Root Harry Brook and Sri Lanka all-rounder Kamindu Mendis ...

England batter Joe Root and India pacer Jasprit Bumrah are among the four players in contention for the International Cricket ...

India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, who took 71 wickets in 2024, has been nominated for the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year award. Joe Root, Harry Brook and Kamindu Mendis are the other three in the ...