Former England skipper Joe Root has been having fun with a good time with the bat after relinquishing captaincy and he additional went on seventh moon after guiding the Three Lions to a historic win in Birmingham. Chasing 378 within the recently-concluded fifth and last rescheduled Take a look at in opposition to India, Root got here out to bat at quantity 4 and seemed in some temper. On a Day 5 Edgbaston monitor, the right-handed batter scored runs for enjoyable and within the course of superior to his twenty eighth Take a look at ton.
He remained unbeaten at 142 and the hosts received the competition by seven wickets, thereby drawing the collection stage 2-2. Root was ecstatic with the ultimate final result and his feelings have been evident within the post-match press convention. In the meantime, the talismanic batter additionally admitted not being solely accustomed to the ‘Bazball’ strategy.
The Yorkshireman inside me remains to be saying dig: Joe Root
Notably, England’s new Take a look at head coach Brendon McCullum and skipper Ben Stokes have been endorsing a fearless model of cricket. Nonetheless, Root nonetheless appears to favor the standard strategy to batting in Take a look at cricket, though his strike fee has gone up recently.
“The Yorkshireman inside me remains to be saying dig in, play straight and get behind it. Then there’s the captain on the opposite shoulder saying ‘be a rockstar’. So that you’re preventing between the 2 of them, generally,” said Root.
In the meantime, Root additionally made it clear that he welcomes this new strategy because it permits gamers to take pleasure in Take a look at cricket. “It’s scripted out how you must play in Take a look at cricket. Typically being unpredictable could be very troublesome to bowl at. Typically the gaps look greater, and you recognize the place the ball goes to be due to usually how sides bowl for lengthy durations of time,” said the 31-year-old additional.
In the meantime, the motion will now shift in the direction of white-ball cricket as the 2 groups are scheduled to lock horns in three T20Is and as many ODIs, with the opening T20I scheduled to get underway on July 7.
