Joe Root slammed the first fifty of the ICC World Cup 2023 in the opening match between England vs New Zealand. The dominant English batter brought his half-century in just 57 balls. Root found himself in the crease quite early after Dawid Malan departed early. Root and Buttler then carried on the English charge and have taken a comfortable lead in the race of the FAB 5.
Not too aggressive and neither too defensive, Joe Root carried his batting in sublime perfection. He slammed 2 fours and 1 gigantic six to bring up his much-needed half-century. Among other stats, Joe Root now has the most Fifty-plus scores for England in ICC tournaments.
Joe Root found himself on the crease quite early after Dawid Malan was dismissed after scoring just 14 runs. While the Kiwis continued to strike wickets at regular intervals and broke crucial partnerships, Joe Root stood firm.
Displaying modest aggression, he continued to strike the poor balls and keep the scoreboard ticket by rotating regular strikes. And with this fifty he becomes the first of the Fab 5 to slam a half-century and thereby extend his dominance in the race of the Fab 5.
‘Empty Stands’ Fans lash out after ICC & BCCI fails to attract fans in World Cup opener
Joe Root takes lead in FAB 5
India’s Virat Kohli, Pakistan’s Babar Azam, New Zealand’s Kane Williamson, Australia’s Steve Smith, and England’s Joe Root comprise the Fab 5 in the World. These 5 batters are deemed as the best batters of recent times and with each of them participating in the ICC World Cup, it will be fun to see who manages to outscore the other.
Watch: Indian Cricket Team play Cricket with local Kids before semis clash in Asian Games
While fans have heavily tipped Virat Kohli to become the highest scorer of the tournament, it is Joe Root who has pounced on his first opportunity to slam a fifty and will push to convert it to a century. Kane Williamson is not playing the first match. Babar Azam also has a good chance to get some huge runs as Pakistan takes on Netherlands.
As for Kohli and Smith, the duo will lock horns with one another on Sunday, October 8th when India takes on Australia.
