Joe root was one of the most successful captains in Test cricket for England. Under his captaincy, England won 27 test matches. He was the first batsman who made 200 runs in his 100th test match. He is also part of the fab four with Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson, and Steve Smith. Joe Root hit 25 test centuries in 111 innings of 116 Test matches. Despite his amazing stats, Root's side recently endured a 0-4 thrashing in the five-match Ashes series and lost three-Test series against the West Indies 0-1. Root decided to step down as Test captain on March 15, 2022. He lead England in Test Cricket from 2017 to 2022. Here are the 10 best innings of Joe Root in Test cricket:
1. 254 vs Pakistan- In 2016, Joe Root made a stunning 254 in the first innings and an unbeaten 71 in the second innings helping England to conquer Pakistan by 330 runs.
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2. 218 vs India- In 2021, Joe created history by hitting a double ton in his 100th test. He became the first batsman to achieve this. He made 218 in the first innings and 40 in the second innings helping England to defeat India by 227 runs.
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3. 190 vs South Africa- In 2017, Joe Root made a fabulous 190 in the first innings, but only 5 in the second Innings helped England to defeat South Africa by 211 runs.
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4. 180 vs India- In 2021, Joe Root made 180 in the first innings and 33 runs in the second Innings. However, the result are not in favour as India defeated England by 151 runs.
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5. 149 vs India- In 2014, Joe Root unbeaten 149 vs India in the first innings helped England to conquer India by 244 runs and an innings.
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6. 136 vs West Indies- In 2017, Joe Root made 136 runs in the first innings helped England to conquer West Indies by 244 runs and an innings. However, England's legendary batsman Aleister Cook overshadowed him by hitting 200 runs.
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7. 228 vs Sri Lanka- In 2021, Joe Root made an outstanding 228 in the first innings helping England to crush Sri Lanka by 7 wickets. It was a difficult condition for the English batsmen as they were not able to play on a spinning track comfortably, but as a great batsman, he managed to hit the double ton.
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8. 180 vs Australia- In 2013, Joe Root made astonishing 180 runs. It was his first test century. He lost his wicket on 5 runs in the first innings and made 180 runs in the second innings helping England to defeat Australia by 347 runs.
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9. 124 vs Sri Lanka- In 2018, Joe Root made 124 runs vs Sri Lanka in the tough condition of the second innings however he made just 14 in the first innings helping England to beat Sri Lanka by 57 runs.
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10. 186 vs Sri Lanka- Last by not least, In 2021, Joe Root made 186 runs vs Sri Lanka in the first innings helping England to crush Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka by 6 wickets.
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