Father: Matt Root, Mother: Helen Root, Wife: Carrie Cotterell, Brother: Billy Root, Sisters: Wanda Root and Amanda Root, Son: Alfred Root, Daughter: Isabella Root
Joe Root is England’s most prolific Test run-scorer of all time, a batting maestro who has firmly established himself among the greatest batters of his generation. The 35-year-old from Sheffield was marked for greatness early, making his Test debut in Nagpur in 2012 and showcasing the patience and precision that would become his hallmark. Over a remarkable career, Root has amassed over 12,000 Test runs, surpassing Alastair Cook as England’s leading run-scorer in the format, and sits second only to Sachin Tendulkar on the all-time list. His elegant strokeplay, particularly his front-foot drives reminiscent of mentor Michael Vaughan, has produced 36 Test centuries, including a career-best 268 against Pakistan in Multan in 2024. While his captaincy tenure from 2017 to 2022 had mixed results, Root’s batting flourished after being relieved of leadership, averaging 57 with 11 hundreds in the “Bazball” era. A force in ODI cricket as well, Root was a key figure in England’s 2019 World Cup-winning campaign and has scored over 6,500 runs in the format. His love for the game and mischievous sense of humour have made him one of cricket’s most admired and respected figures.
| Batting & Fielding | |||||||||||||
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct |
| Tests | 163 | 298 | 25 | 13943 | 262 | 51.07 | 24242 | 57.51 | 41 | 66 | 1492 | 46 | 216 |
| ODIs | 189 | 178 | 25 | 7577 | 166* | 49.52 | 8650 | 87.59 | 20 | 45 | 614 | 54 | 91 |
| T20Is | 32 | 30 | 5 | 893 | 90* | 35.72 | 707 | 126.30 | 0 | 5 | 92 | 16 | 18 |
| FC | 240 | 420 | 36 | 19326 | 262 | 50.32 | 33317 | 58.00 | 55 | 90 | 2132 | 59 | 273 |
| List A | 227 | 215 | 31 | 8790 | 166* | 47.77 | 10175 | 86.38 | 21 | 53 | 725 | 57 | 103 |
| T20s | 129 | 119 | 24 | 3062 | 92* | 32.23 | 2371 | 129.14 | 0 | 19 | 318 | 54 | 58 |
| Bowling | |||||||||||||
| Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
| Tests | 163 | 168 | 6272 | 3515 | 73 | 5/8 | 5/33 | 48.15 | 3.36 | 85.9 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| ODIs | 189 | 78 | 1770 | 1745 | 30 | 3/52 | 3/52 | 58.16 | 5.91 | 59.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 32 | 9 | 84 | 139 | 6 | 2/9 | 2/9 | 23.16 | 9.92 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC | 240 | 247 | 9259 | 5052 | 107 | 5/8 | 5/33 | 47.21 | 3.27 | 86.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| List A | 227 | 102 | 2333 | 2222 | 43 | 3/52 | 3/52 | 51.67 | 5.71 | 54.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20s | 129 | 60 | 732 | 982 | 35 | 2/7 | 2/7 | 28.05 | 8.04 | 20.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
He is a top-order batter who bats right-handed, primarily at No. 4 in Test cricket, and also bowls useful right-arm off-break.
He has scored over 12,000 Test runs at an average approaching 50, with 36 centuries, including a career-best 268. He is England's all-time leading Test run-scorer.
He made his Test debut against India in Nagpur on December 13, 2012, scoring a patient 73 from 229 balls.
His highest Test score is 268, which he scored against Pakistan in Multan in 2024, during an innings where England declared on 823.
He was appointed Test captain in 2017 after Alastair Cook resigned, a role he held until stepping down in 2022.
He has represented Rajasthan Royals in the IPL, Sydney Thunder in the BBL, Dubai Capitals in the ILT20, Paarl Royals in the SA20, and Trent Rockets in the Hundred.
He was born on December 30, 1990, in Sheffield, Yorkshire, making him 35 years old.
He has scored over 6,500 ODI runs, was a key member of England's 2019 World Cup-winning squad, and made over 900 runs in three consecutive years between 2017 and 2019.
Yes, his brother, WT Root, also has a connection to cricket, and Root attended Sheffield Collegiate, the same club as his mentor Michael Vaughan.
