DTVHINDIPAK vs ENG: Sajid Khan left his mark in Rawalpindi too, experienced batsman Joe Root sent back to the pavilion cheaply
Joe Root failed to score big in the first innings of the third Test and returned to the pavilion after scoring 5 runs. Joe Root (Pic Source-X) Currently, the third and final Test between Pakistan and England is being played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi. In this match, Pakistan’s best spinner Sajid Khan bowled lethally and dismissed England’s experienced batsman Joe Root. Joe Root failed to score big in the first innings of the third Test and returned to the pavilion after scoring 5 runs. Let us tell you that Joe Root’s performance has been very good so far in this Test series and he has constantly put pressure on Pakistan’s bowlers. However, in the first innings of the third Test currently being played, the experienced batsman failed to score a big score and was out on a single digit score. Talking about Sajid Khan, till now he has given many important successes to England by bowling lethally in this Test series. In the second Test played between these two teams, Sajid Khan took a total of 9 wickets and played an important role in Pakistan’s victory. Currently, in the third Test match being played, Joe Root could not understand Sajid Khan’s ball at all and became LBW. Here’s the video: pic.twitter.com/O668Qz1FRs —ViratKingdom (@kingdom_virat1) October 24, 2024 Let us tell you that England had made a very good start in this match. Ben Duckett scored 52 runs while Zak Crawley scored 29 runs. However, after the wickets of these two players fell, England’s middle order failed to bat well. Apart from Joe Root, Ollie Pope scored only three runs while Harry Brook was also out on a personal score of five runs. Captain Ben Stokes also could not score big and returned back to the pavilion after scoring 12 runs. If England want to win this match, they will have to make an important partnership from here. At present the three-match Test series is tied at 1-1. Now it remains to be seen which team wins this final test? List of teams that have won the most matches away from home in WTC- Players who have won “Player of the Tournament” in every edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup- List of batsmen who have hit most sixes in Test cricket- Players who have been out for a duck most times in international cricket (active) Take a look at India’s lowest total in Test cricket- Players who have won Player of the Match the most number of times in Tests- Which Indian batsman has the highest average in Tests against New Zealand? Fastest bowler to take 50 T20I wickets for India Take a look at the performance of Team India in every edition of Women’s T20 World Cup- IPL: You will be shocked to know the net worth of these 5 star players of Mumbai Indians.
Joe Root reaches new heights in latest ICC Test batting rankings, achieves career best ranking
The route has reached 932 rating points. Joe Root (Photo Source: Former England captain and veteran batsman Joe Root has achieved new heights in the category of batsmen in the latest ICC Test rankings. The inning of 262 runs played in the first Test match against Pakistan in Multan has been of great benefit to the experienced batsman. Root currently has 932 rating points and is currently the number 1 Test batsman in the world. Apart from this, he has become the fourth player from England to achieve the all-time best ranking in Tests. This is also his career best ranking. Before Root, Len Hooton (945), Jack Hobbs 942 and Peter May (941) had achieved the best ranking in the batsmen’s category for England. After scoring two centuries in the home Test match against Sri Lanka before Pakistan, he had achieved 923 rating points, his career best ranking, but later slipped to 899 points, but in the first Test against Pakistan in Multan. After his brilliant innings in the match and the record partnership of 454 runs with Harry Brook for the fourth wicket, he has been progressing continuously. Apart from Joe Root, Ben Duckett has gained five points in the batsmen’s category for England in the latest rankings. He has currently reached the 14th position with 685 rating points, while after scoring a triple century, Harry Brook has reached the third position with a jump of 10 points. Former New Zealand captain Kane Williamson is at second place with 829 rating points. Pakistani batsmen also benefited in ranking In the latest rankings, the ranking of three players who scored centuries for Pakistan in the first Test match played in Multan has also improved. Salman Ali Aga has reached career best 22nd ranking, while Shan Masood has reached 51st position with a jump of 12 points. Besides, Abdullah Shafiq has also reached 39th position.
PAK vs ENG: Joe Root’s way of shining the ball is the most stylish, the experienced batsman used Jack Leach’s head brilliantly
In this match, Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first. PAK vs ENG (Pic Source-X) Currently, the second test match between Pakistan and England is being played at Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan. In this match, Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first. Former England captain Joe Root was seen shining the red ball over his teammate Jack Leach’s head on the first day of play in the second Test. The video of this action of Joe Root is going viral on social media. Let us tell you that after Covid-19, there is a ban on the use of saliva to shine the ball. Therefore players adopt different methods to maintain the shine and polish of the ball. This is not the first time Root has done something like this. Earlier in 2022 too, he had shined the ball over Leach’s head. He then did such a thing during England’s 2022 tour of Pakistan. Now once again Joe Root did this and forced all the cricket fans to laugh. Here’s the video: 🚨 Shining The Ball 🚨 – Joe Root using Jack Leach’s bald head to shine the ball 👨🏻🦲😅#PakistanCricket #PAKvENG pic.twitter.com/hJh9urMpoQ — 𝐊𝐨𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐖◆𝐥🌸𝟏𝟖★ (@KohlikaDost18) October 15, 2024 Talking about the match, Pakistan has scored 173 runs after losing three wickets till the tea break of the first day’s play. Let us tell you that in this match, experienced batsman Babar Azam has not been included in the playing XI from Pakistan team. Babar Azam has been struggling with poor form for quite some time. Pakistan did not have such a good start in the second Test as well and they lost the first two wickets for just 19 runs. Abdullah Shafiq was out after scoring 7 runs while Shan Masood scored only three runs. However, after two wickets fell soon, Sam Ayub and Kamran Ghulam made a brilliant partnership of 149 runs for the third wicket. Sam Ayub contributed 77 runs in this match. England is leading 1-0 in the three-match Test series. England won the first test match by an innings and 47 runs. At present, both the teams have performed very well so far on the first day of the second Test. Take a look at the performance of Team India in every edition of Women’s T20 World Cup- IPL: You will be shocked to know the net worth of these 5 star players of Mumbai Indians. Batsman who scored the fastest century in T20I for India List of youngest players to win POTM for India in T20I- List of batsmen who scored the fastest triple century in Test cricket- Batsmen who have scored most double centuries in Tests for England- Joe Root reached this number in terms of scoring most test runs IPL 2025: Lucknow Super Giants can retain these 6 players IPL 2025: Punjab Kings can retain these 6 players “Bangladesh is playing poor cricket”- Aakash Chopra
PAK vs ENG: Joe Root made this special record in the Multan test match, only the second player to do so after Virat Kohli.
Root has become the highest run scorer for England in Test cricket. Joe Root and Virat Kohli (Image Credit- Twitter X) Currently, the first match of the three-match Test series between Pakistan and England (PAK vs ENG) is being played at the Multan Cricket Stadium. So the fourth day of the match ended today on 10th October. Today, England’s legendary batsman Joe Root started playing ahead of 176 runs, and played a brilliant inning of 262 runs in 375 balls. So on the basis of Harry Brook’s inning of 317 runs, England declared their first innings at 823 runs at the loss of 7 wickets. However, Root’s innings looked a bit blurry due to Brook’s triple century. But Root has made a special record in his name by scoring a double century. Let us tell you that with this double century, he has become the second player among active cricketers in international cricket to score more than 20 thousand runs. Before Root, former Indian captain and popularly known as Run Machine, Virat Kohli is at the first position among the players who have scored the most runs in international cricket. Kohli has scored a total of 27041 runs in 595 innings of 535 matches at an average of 53.23 with the help of 80 centuries and 140 half-centuries. On the other hand, after the marathon innings played against Pakistan in Multan, Root has scored a total of 20079 runs in 458 innings of 350 matches at an average of 49.21. During this period, fans have also seen 51 centuries and 108 half-centuries from Root’s bat. England in strong position after fourth day On the other hand, if we give you information about the ongoing first Test match in Multan, at the end of the fourth day of the game, England has made a strong hold on Pakistan. At the time of stumps on the fourth day, Pakistan had scored 152 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in the second innings after 37 overs. On the basis of England’s first innings, Masood and Co. are still behind by 115 runs. Looking at the match it seems that she will lose this match.
PAK vs ENG, 1st Test: Joe Root and Harry Brook created history, made many big records by making a partnership of 454 runs
There was a record partnership of 454 runs for the fourth wicket between Joe Root and Brook. Joe Root & Harry Brook (Photo Source: Getty Images) The first match of the Test series between Pakistan and England is being played in Multan. The England team batted explosively and declared the first innings at 823/7. This is the fourth 800+ total in the history of Test cricket. Joe Root played an innings of 262 runs in 375 balls with the help of 17 fours. This is Root’s sixth double century in Test cricket. Whereas, Harry Brook scored 317 runs in 322 balls with the help of 29 fours and 3 sixes. Harry Brook has become the second batsman to score the fastest triple century (310 balls) in Test cricket. There was a record partnership of 454 runs for the fourth wicket between Joe Root and Brook. This is the biggest partnership ever for England in Test cricket. Also, this is the fourth highest partnership in the history of Test cricket. The biggest partnership made by any team in test cricket against Pakistan The record-breaking partnership of Joe Root and Harry Brook has left behind the previous highest partnership against Pakistan. The partnership of 454 runs between the two has become the biggest partnership made by any team in Test against Pakistan. The previous record was held by West Indies greats Conrad Hund and Gary Sobers, who made a partnership of 446 runs in Kingston in 1958. The partnership of Joe Root and Harry Brook made these records- The biggest partnership for England in test cricket 454- Joe Root and Harry Brook vs Pakistan, Multan, 2024 411- Peter May and Colin Cowdrey, vs West Indies, 1957 399- Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow vs South Africa, 2016 382- Morris Leyland and Leonard Hutton vs Australia, 1983 Biggest partnership in test cricket 624 – Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara vs South Africa, Colombo (SSC), 2006 576 – Sanath Jayasuriya & Roshan Mahanama vs India, Colombo (RPS), 1997 467 – Martin Crowe and Andrew Jones v Sri Lanka, Wellington, 1991 454 – Joe Root and Harry Brook vs Pakistan, Multan, 2024 451 – Don Bradman and Bill Ponsford vs England, The Oval, 1934 451 – Javed Miandad and Mudassar Nazar vs India, Hyderabad (Sindh), 1983 The biggest partnership in test cricket against Pakistan 454- Joe Root and Harry Brook (England) vs Pakistan, Multan, 2024 445- Conrad Hunte and Gary Sobers (West Indies) v Pakistan, Kingston, 1958 437- Mahela Jayawardene and T Samarawickrama (Sri Lanka), vs Pakistan, Karachi, 2009 410- Rahul Dravid and Virender Sehwag (India), Lahore, 2006 Two batsmen who crossed 250 runs in the same test innings Conrad Hunte and Gary Sobers v Pakistan, Kingston, 1958 Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene vs South Africa, Colombo (SSC), 2006 Harry Brook and Joe Root vs Pakistan, Multan, 2024
‘There is still a lot left to do’ Joe Root after becoming the most successful batsman in Test cricket for England
Recently, Root has become the highest run scorer for England in Test cricket. Joe Root (Photo Source: On the fourth day of the first Test match between Pakistan and England at the Multan Cricket Stadium, former England captain Joe Root batted brilliantly and converted his century into a double century. With this, he has become the highest run scorer for England in Test cricket. So before the series against Pakistan, Root had become the player to score the most centuries for England in the Test series against Sri Lanka. But he was out after playing a marathon inning of 262 runs against Pakistan. But this innings was not easy for Joe Root. It was not easy to bat for more than two days in the hot environment of Multan, Root also suffered cramps several times and also became dehydrated on the field. But the player’s hunger for runs was not showing any signs of diminishing. After this marathon innings, he has become the 5th player to score the most runs in Test cricket. Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Jacques Kallis and Ricky Ponting are present ahead of Root. Joe Root gave a big statement After playing this brilliant innings against Pakistan in Multan, Joe Root was quoted by The Standard as saying – I am obviously proud, but I still feel that there is a lot left to do and a lot of runs to be scored. I always think that your best (century) is your next century. You have to be hungry and willing to find ways to get better besides just contributing. Root further said- I am sure that when I complete it, I will revisit it at some point and feel very proud of it. But we still have a chance to win this match which is exciting. We will see how it feels at the end of the Test match.
PAK vs ENG, 1st Test: Before Joe Root’s double century, Babar Azam took a simple catch at mid-wicket, watch video
Babar Azam dropped a simple catch on the ball of Naseem Shah before Joe Root’s double century. Joe Root & Babar Azam (Photo Source: The first match of the Test series between Pakistan and England is being played in Multan. Today, on the fourth day of the game, England’s legendary batsman Joe Root has scored a double century. This is the 6th double century of Root’s Test career and the third in the World Test Championship. Joe Root is making a lot of headlines due to his excellent batting, but former Pakistan captain Babar Azam is also not far behind. Before Joe Root’s double century, Babar Azam dropped a simple catch on the ball of Naseem Shah, the video of which is going viral. Babar Azam could not catch even a simple catch On the fourth day of the game, on a short ball from Naseem Shah, Joe Root played a shot straight towards mid-wicket, where Babar Azam was stationed. Let us tell you, Root was on 192 runs at that time. Babar Azam could have easily taken the catch but he dropped it. Seeing Babar’s poor fielding, Naseem Shah could not stop laughing and held his head. After the catch was dropped, Root hit a brilliant four on the very next ball. It was because of Babar Azam’s mistake that Joe Root scored a double century. Watch the video here- Neither is he batting nor is he fielding nor is he shy #PAKvsENG , #BabarAzam pic.twitter.com/9Yfib2dPMu — 𝘼𝙙𝙙𝙧 𝙍𝙚𝙝𝙝𝙖𝙖𝙣 (@was_abdur) October 10, 2024 Joe Root out against Agha Salman Joe Root was out LBW against Agha Salman and England lost the fourth wicket at the score of 703. Root completed his double century in 305 balls by taking a single during the 110th over bowled by Agha Salman. He played an innings of 262 runs in 375 balls with the help of 17 fours. There was a partnership of 454 runs for the fourth wicket between Harry Brook and Root. This is the highest partnership made by any team in Test against Pakistan. Till the time of writing the news, England has scored 710/4 runs and the team has taken a lead of 154 runs. Harry Brook (262*) and Jamie Smith (6*) are present at the unbeaten crease.
Joe Root created history in Multan, this happened for the first time in 147 years of history
Joe Root scored a double century in the Multan test against Pakistan. Joe Root (Photo Source: These days, whenever Joe Root comes to bat, only one question arises in everyone’s mind, which record will he break today? New records are being made every day. Joe Root made another big achievement during the first test match against Pakistan in Multan. England played the first Test match in 1877 and now in 2024, after 147 years, no batsman from the country has completed 20000 runs. Joe Root has become the first batsman for England to score 20 thousand runs in international cricket. Just a few years ago, he became the highest run-scorer for England and on October 9, Joe Root became the highest run-scorer for England in Test cricket. Joe Root has left behind many legends in scoring the fastest 20 thousand runs in international cricket and he is the third batsman to do so. Joe Root became the first batsman to score 20000 runs for England As soon as right-handed batsman Joe Root scored 183 runs against Pakistan in Multan, he completed 20 thousand runs in international cricket. No batsman has scored so many runs for England till date. Let us tell you that the oldest team in international cricket is England. Before Joe Root, the highest run scorer for England was Alastair Cook, who scored 15737 runs. Joe Root has become the third fastest player to score 20 thousand runs in the shortest innings. In this list, only Virat Kohli (417 innings) and Sachin Tendulkar/Brian Lara (453 innings) are ahead of him. Joe Root has left behind many greats including Ricky Ponting (464), AB de Villiers (483), Jacques Kallis (491) and Rahul Dravid (492). Virat Kohli is the only active cricketer who has scored more than 20 thousand runs. Virat had recently crossed the mark of 27000 runs. Joe Root is the 13th player to score 20 thousand runs in international cricket. Virat will now be seen playing in the Test series against New Zealand this month.
Joe Root scored a double century in Multan test, destroyed Pakistani bowlers
Joe Root has scored the sixth double century of his career in 305 balls. Joe Root (Photo Source: The bat of England’s legendary batsman Joe Root is showing no sign of stopping these days. Joe Root has scored his second double century in Test cricket against Pakistan. This is a double century by a batsman in Multan after a long time. Team India’s former explosive opener Virender Sehwag has scored a triple century in Test cricket here. However, now Joe Root will be called the new Sultan of Multan, because scoring a double century against Pakistan on their own soil is a big thing. Joe Root completed his double century in this match in 305 balls. Joe Root’s bat did not work in Multan in 2022, but this time he destroyed the Pakistani bowlers. This is Joe Root’s sixth double century in his Test career. He hit only 14 fours in this innings. During his innings, Joe Root expressed more confidence in singles and doubles. Even though the pitch is flat and easy to bat on, they did a good job of holding one end as Pakistan scored 556 runs in the first innings. Joe Root has already scored a double century against Pakistan. He has played an inning of 254 runs against Pakistan in Manchester in 2016. This is his best score in the test. At the same time, he has scored two double centuries against Sri Lanka and one double century each against New Zealand and Pakistan. If Root bats fast today, then like Virender Sehwag, he can also score a triple century here. Talking about the match, Pakistan team was all out after scoring 556 runs in 149 overs, whereas England team has scored 658 runs in 130 overs and only three wickets have fallen. For Pakistan, three batsmen had scored centuries, while for England, two batsmen each had scored double centuries. After Joe Root, Harry Brook has also crossed the 200-run mark. Abdullah Shafiq, Shan Masood and Agha Salman had scored centuries for Pakistan.
PAK vs ENG, 1st Test: Day 3: Joe Root and Harry Brook hit centuries, England’s score 492/3 by the end of the day
After the third day’s play, the England team is behind by 64 runs. PAK vs ENG, Joe Root & Harry Brook (Photo Source: Getty Images) PAK vs ENG, 1st Test: Day 3 Highlights: The first match of the two-match Test series between Pakistan and England is being played in Multan from October 7. The host team has scored 556 runs in the first innings, Abdullah Shafiq (102), Shan Masood (151), Salman Ali Aga (104*) and Saud Shakeel (82) played brilliant innings. By the end of the second day, England had scored 96 runs at the loss of one wicket. On the third day, Harry Brook and Joe Root scored centuries for England. By the end of the day the team has scored 492 runs at the loss of 3 wickets. Harry Brook (141*) and Joe Root (176*) are present at the crease unbeaten, the team is now 64 runs behind Pakistan. Let us tell you all the highlights of the third day’s play- PAK vs ENG: Jack Crawley lost his wicket at the beginning of the third day By the end of the second day of the game, Jack Crawley (64*) and Joe Root (32*) were at the crease unbeaten. At the beginning of the third day, Shaheen Afridi gave a big success to Pakistan by dismissing Jack Crawley. Jack Crawley hit a shot towards mid-wicket, where deployed Aamir Jamal took an amazing catch. Crawley played an innings of 78 runs in 85 balls with the help of 13 fours. There was a partnership of 109 runs for the second wicket between Jack Crawley and Joe Root. Pouched on the second attempt! Wicket no. 2 for Pakistan, catch no. 2 for Aamir Jamal 🏏#PAKvENG , #TestAtHome pic.twitter.com/9Jyln5W4B0 — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 9, 2024 Joe Root created history after scoring 71st run Joe Root created history when he scored 71st run in the first innings of the first Test against Pakistan. He became England’s leading run-scorer in Tests, surpassing former player Alastair Cook. Also, Root has come fifth in the list of players who have scored most runs in Test cricket, Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Jacques Kallis, Rahul Dravid are ahead of him. Joe Root. England’s greatest. pic.twitter.com/dMKqjUFwYy — England’s Barmy Army October 9, 2024 PAK vs ENG: Ben Duckett scored 84 runs Ben Duckett played brilliantly with Joe Root and made a partnership of 136 runs for the third wicket. Duckett was given out LBW by Aamir Jamal on the fourth ball of the 50th over. He played an inning of 84 runs in 75 balls with the help of 11 fours. Aamir Jamal strikes! In-dipper gets the better of Ben Duckett ☝️#PAKvENG , #TestAtHome pic.twitter.com/d7Iv4cszIm — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 9, 2024 Joe Root scored the 35th Test century of his career in 167 balls. Joe Root completed his century in 167 balls by taking a single on the second ball of the 63rd over bowled by Abrar Ahmed. This is the 35th century of Root’s Test career, he is the batsman with the most (5) centuries…
