The star player of the indian team, Joe Root, has emerged as a big headache for the Test series against England. His incredible achievement at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester has become a big challenge for the indian team. england has taken a 2-1 lead in this five-match Test series. In this situation, the indian team is forced to level the series. The fourth Test match is scheduled to start in Manchester on July 23. Joe Root, who struggled to score runs in the first two Test matches of the series, returned to his excellent performance in the third Test at Lord's. He was the top scorer in both innings of the match and was a key factor in England's victory. Root, who scored a century in the first innings, scored 40 runs in difficult conditions in the second innings.
At Old Trafford, one of Joe Root's favourite grounds, his batting average is 65.20. He has played 11 Tests at this ground so far, scoring 978 runs. This includes one century and seven half-centuries. It was at this ground that he scored his career-high score of 254 runs against Pakistan. He needs only 22 runs to cross 1000 runs at Old Trafford. Joe Root, who is the number 1 batsman in the Test rankings, is a big threat to the indian team. He has scored more than 3000 Test runs in all conditions against the indian team. Therefore, if india wants to level the series, it is very important for the indian team to get Joe Root out soon.

The other batsmen of the england team, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Jack Crawley, and Ben Stokes, are struggling to score runs. Due to this, the england team is heavily dependent on Joe Root. To keep the series alive, it is necessary for the indian bowlers to work with a special plan against Joe Root. Otherwise, it will be difficult to prevent england from winning the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.
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Sowmiya Sriram

19/07/2025 10:46 AM