England’s talented right-handed batter Joe Root put up a stellar show as he smashed his 26th Test century to help his side defeat New Zealand in the just-concluded 1st Test match at Lord’s. He brought out his best and defeated all-odds to help his side take a 1-0 lead in the ongoing three-match Test series.
Joe Root Gave A Stellar Performance
Chasing a target of 277 runs, England was reeling at 69 runs for four at one stage. However, Joe Root and Ben Stokes‘ 90-runs stand brought back momentum to the side before Stokes was dismissed by Kyle Jamieson on 54 runs. However, Root kept his calm and formed an amazing partnership of 120* runs to take England home in the first match.
Root was unbeaten on 77 runs at the end of Day 3 alongwith Ben Foakes. On Day 4 the duo gave a solid start to the side and in no time, Stokes completed his century on Day 4 of the first Test match.
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#ENGvNZ
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) June 4, 2022
During his stellar knock, Root smashed 12 fours and remained unbeaten at 115 runs. His stunning knock helped him earn the Player of the Match award. Along the way to his century, Root also registered 10,000 runs in Test cricket. He became only the 14th player in Test history to score 10,000 Test runs.
Sourav Ganguly Hailed Joe Root
Meanwhile, the cricketer has been receiving praises from all corners for his terrific performance against New Zealand. Among many, former Indian captain and current President of the BCCI, Sourav Ganguly took to his social media and hailed Joe Root for his amazing performance in the game.
Ganguly hailed him as an ‘all-time great’ and wrote: “Joe Roooooooot ..what a player what a knock under pressure ..an all time great .. @bcci @icc“
Check out the Tweet:
Joe Roooooooot ..what a player what a knock under pressure ..an all time great ..@bcci @icc
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) June 5, 2022
Social media is also buzzing with reactions from fans and cricketers alike.
Check out some of the best Tweets:
Joe Root with his 26th Test hundred, he’s been in unbelievable patch since last year. Hammering hundreds after hundred, also touches the 10,000 feat.
His first 4th innings Test hundred, take a bow Root! pic.twitter.com/hO8Re7Fkz4
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) June 5, 2022
100* and 10,000 Test runs for Joe Root. Imagine being this good. Fuck. #ENGvNZ
— kεz (@_kezx) June 5, 2022
Guy with 10k Test runs, ave of 50ish over 100 Tests doesn’t need a fourth-innings, target-winning 100 on his CV to prove how good he is. But it’s a sweet cherry to put on top. Immense Joe Root innings.
— Osman Samiuddin (@OsmanSamiuddin) June 5, 2022
The way Joe Root and Ben Foakes batted and took England to victory against New Zealand is a fine demonstration of responsibility, discipline and character.
That is true professionalism.
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) June 5, 2022
This is the highest score for Joe Root in the 4th innings of the Test match – 88*.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) June 5, 2022
Joe Root is the first batter in Test history to reach 10,000 runs milestone in less than 10 years. #EngvNZ
— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) June 5, 2022
Joe Root has a classy hundred, his first in the fourth innings of a Test, and in doing so moves to 10,000 Test runs.
Incredibly he and Alastair Cook – the only other Englishman to do so – both got there aged 31 years and 157 days. They’re the joint youngest of the 14 to make it.
— Will Macpherson (@willis_macp) June 5, 2022
Joe Root about to become the first ever 90s born cricketer to score 10,000 Test runs
— absy (@absycric) June 4, 2022
Joe Root becomes the joint youngest batsman in history to score 10,000 Test runs.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) June 5, 2022
Joe Root, the great crowd pleaser that he is, has secured victory quickly enough that 4th day ticket holders will receive a full refund.
— George Dobell (@GeorgeDobell1) June 5, 2022
Fourth innings century to win a test match. Pretty decent knock from the least talked about of the big 4,or big 5 now of international cricket. #joeroot
— Joy Bhattacharjya (@joybhattacharj) June 5, 2022
A Joe Root masterclass at Lord’s.
Lost the Ashes, Stepped down as Test captain but the gritty, fighting attitude of Root in the 4th innings led the show – 115* from 170 balls including 12 fours. A champion innings from champion player. pic.twitter.com/CaqILdTHrn
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) June 5, 2022
Joe Root has 10,000 Test runs. And he’s just 31
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) June 5, 2022
Well played and congratulations 
Century in the fourth innings from Joe Root, which should win @ECB_cricket the Test, and 10,000 Test runs – he has to be the best Test batsman at the moment. #JoeRoot
— Rahul Rawat (@rawatrahul9) June 5, 2022
