Joe Root is one of the greatest English players to play the game of cricket. “Elegance, timing, performance, and perfection.” These are the things that are used to define Joe’s stature in English cricket.
However, as soon as Joe Root came to India, he was severely criticized for his batting form and, more than that, for the ways in which he has been getting dismissed throughout the series.
England came into this series with the approach of hitting every delivery to put pressure on the opposition,but for a player like Joe Root, who has been gifted with so much timing and elegance, is it necessary for him to play in the same fashion as others?
Joe Root has over 11,000 test runs with the same approach with which he has played over the years. So at this stage of his career, is it necessary for him to change his approach?
However, when England started the Bazball approach, Joe Root was a kind of perfect fit for this approach, as he scored more than 800 runs in the longest format of the game. His innovative shots against Pat Cummins in the Ashes earned him a lot of praise from the cricketing world.
But in India, where the pitches are kind of low, is it necessary for Joe Root to play in the same fashion with which he played in England or Australia?
Many of the great players like Geoffrey Boycott and Nasir Hossain have already said that Joe Root should play the anchor role in England’s batting line-up for the success of the team in India.
Joe Root has had a flattering series, with the bat scoring 77 runs in 6 innings with a pathetic average of 12.83 and the highest score of 29.
Team India is going to play England in Ranchi for the fourth test match. Even before a ball is being bowled on the wicket,a lot have already spoken about the pitch from England’s camp, who have said that it’s going to turn on the opening day itself.
If the talks are to be true and if England want to fight back in the series, then it’s high time for Joe Root to go back to his original playing style, which has earned him success over the years in the longest format of the game.
