Joe Root Sets New Record in World Test Championship
England’s star batsman Joe Root is currently setting one record after another. After the third Test match against Sri Lanka, another special record was recorded in his name. He surpassed India’s R Ashwin to record a new feat in the history of the ICC World Test Championship
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Root Becomes a Serial Hero
Joe Root now holds the record for winning the Player of the Series award for the most number of times in the history of the World Test Championship so far. England won the three-match Test series against Sri Lanka 2-1. Joe Root was awarded the Player of the Series award for his best performance in the series.
Joe Root scored a total of 375 runs in the series against Sri Lanka with the help of 2 centuries and a half-century. With this performance, he won the Man of the Series award for the fourth time in the history of the World Test Championship. Ashwin previously held the record for most wickets in the WTC. The spinner of Team India has recorded the record of becoming Man of the Series three times so far.
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Leaving Ashwin, Stokes, and Williamson Behind
Apart from Ashwin, Joe Root also surpassed Ben Stokes and Kane Williamson to win the Man of the Series award for the fourth time in the World Test Championship. Both of them have won the Man of the Match award 3 times each. Root is number one in the list of England’s most capped players in Test cricket. He has surpassed Graham Gooch, Andrew Strauss, and James Anderson. These players of England have shown the feat of becoming owners 5-5 times each.
Root’s consistent performances continue to make him a key figure in England’s success, further solidifying his place in the history of Test cricket.
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