Ashes 2021 LIVE: Milestone Alert! Joe Root record- England captain Joe Root on Sunday surpassed former South Africa skipper Graeme Smith for most runs in a calendar year. He broke the 13-year-old record held by Smith with 1656+ runs in 2021 Tests. He has now reached 1680 runs with a half-century against Australia in 1st innings of the Boxing Day Test. The duo took 15 matches each to reach the special landmark to register their name in the history books. Follow Ashes live updates on InsideSport.IN
“Joe Root now has 1657* Test runs in 2021 – the most by a Test captain in a calendar year! Graeme Smith (1656) held the previous record in 2008,” tweeted Cricket Statistician Mohandas Menon.
Joe Root now has 1657* Test runs in 2021 – the most by a Test captain in a calendar year!
Graeme Smith (1656) held the previous record in 2008#AusvEng #AusvsEng#EngvAus #EngvsAus#Ashes #Ashes2021— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) December 26, 2021
Unfortunately, Root has failed to score a century in the last 5 outings. As per experts, he got out in a similar fashion on all five occasions by playing the deliveries that he should have left.
Joe Root now has nine fifties in Australia – the most by any visitor without making a Test century! #AusvEng #AusvsEng#EngvAus #EngvsAus#Ashes #Ashes2021
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) December 26, 2021
Starc gets Root! Flirting with a ball not threatening the stumps for the 5th innings in a row… #Ashes
— Dan-yule Brettig 🎄 (@danbrettig) December 26, 2021
A deep dive into Joe Root’s dismissal, featuring:
1️⃣: @copes9 on Root’s contact points
2️⃣: @rickyponting on Root’s defensive game #Ashes pic.twitter.com/rOG2NRlhdh— 7Cricket (@7Cricket) December 26, 2021
Ashes 2021 LIVE: Milestone Alert! Joe Root breaks Graeme Smith’s 13-year-old record but continues century jinx- check out
| Player | Year | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Yousuf (PAK) | 2006 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 1788 | 202 | 99.33 | 2854 | 62.64 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 222 | 12 |
| IVA Richards (WI) | 1976 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 1710 | 291 | 90.00 | 1584+ | 72.85* | 7 | 5 | 0 | 179+ | 7 |
| JE Root (ENG) | 2021 | 15* | 28 | 1 | 1680 | 228 | 62.22 | 2945 | 57.04 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 175 | 3 |
| GC Smith (SA) | 2008 | 15 | 25 | 2 | 1656 | 232 | 72.00 | 2516 | 65.81 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 215 | 4 |
| MJ Clarke (AUS) | 2012 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 1595 | 329* | 106.33 | 2418 | 65.96 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 189 | 6 |
- Joe Root smashed a fifty to recover England from early losses
- He shared a crucial 48 runs stand with David Malan before the latter fell on the last ball of the opening session.
- He now needs 31 runs to go past Vivian Richards and 109 runs to break all-time record held by Pakistan’s Mohammad Yusuf.
- Root can also equal 7 centuries record in a calendar year held by Richards.
Ashes 2021 LIVE: Milestone Alert! Joe Root breaks Graeme Smith’s 13-year-old record but continues century jinx- check out
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