Joe Root has established himself as an English Test cricketing icon and the gentry of cricket that he has played over the years has been a major catalyst for England’s Test cricketing roster. When Sir Alistair Cook stepped down from the international roster, it was Joe Root’s towering presence that helped England make the transition even though it wasn’t a smooth one.
By the time when Sir Alistair Cook completed his 10000 runs, he was of 31 years and 157 days till date remains to be the earliest a Test cricketer achieved this milestone. Joe Root would surpass Sachin Tendulkar to join the former English opener as he would rack up the feat at the age of just 31 years, 5 months, and 5 days.
Here is how England celebrated the legend called Joe Root
The erstwhile English captain would rack up this remarkable feat on the fourth day of the first Test match against New Zealand where he would smash a blistering century to propel England to a brilliant win in the opening encounter of the bilateral Test affair.
In a match that would have ample support for the bowlers would stay witness to debutant Matty Potts claiming 4 crucial scalps in the opening innings leaving New Zealand skittled out for a paltry 132. Much to the shock of the hosts, they would be bundled out for an ordinary 141 with Trent Boult and Tim Southee wreaking havoc.
Despite Daryl Mitchell’s ravishing century and Tom Blundell’s marathon 96, the remaining Kiwi batters would collapse to the collaborative efforts of Matty Potts and Stuart Broad, paving the path for an extraordinary watershed.
The Kiwi bowlers started the defense on a resounding note with Kyle Jamieson dropping the early hammer that would leave England teetering at 69 for 4, rekindling the déjà vu of the infamous Ashes that saw their batting line up being toyed with by the Australian quicks. Root would finally find some concrete support at the other end in the form of Ben Stokes and Ben Foakes that would arrest the incessant decline to script a remarkable win for the English.
The ECB took to Twitter to celebrate the special occasions where Joe Root will be joining Sir Alistair Cook to become the joint youngest Test cricketer to achieve this incredible milestone. They would tweet, “Age when reaching 10,000 Test runs: Sir Alastair Cook: 31 years & 157 days Joe Root: 31 years & 157 days.”
Age when reaching 10,000 Test runs:
Sir Alastair Cook:
31 years & 157 daysJoe Root:
31 years & 157 days— England Cricket (@englandcricket) June 5, 2022
