Joe Root: Legendary Test Cricketer or Baseball Enthusiast? A Media Critique

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2024-02-17 17:21:01

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Who is the best player in modern day Test cricket? If the question is raised, the name of Joe Root will come first, competing with the names of players like Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, Kane Williamson etc. It is Joe Root who has kept such a tradition in Test cricket and is currently being badly criticized by the “England media”.

Joe Root, who played 138 Tests and scored 11,000 runs at an average of 49, has established himself as a legendary Test cricketer by recording 5 double centuries, 30 centuries and 60 fifties. Root, who has earned the reputation of being the greatest player of all time, has been adopting an action-oriented approach since the introduction of “baseball” in England Test cricket.

Stupid shot! Criticized UK media!

Despite getting off to a good start in the ongoing Test match against India, Joe Root has been bowled out by few runs. Joe Root, who was the pillar of the England team, played baseball in this series.29 & 2 runs, 5 & 16 runs, 16 runs‘ etc. he has scored only runs.

Former Indian coach Ravi Shastri has criticized Joe Root’s performance, saying, “He bowled more overs (89) than Joe Root” has criticized.

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In this case, the English media is criticizing the reverse scoop shot played by Joe Root in today’s match. England were expected to score more than 400 runs in today’s match anyway. When he was in good shape with 2 for 224, Root got out unnecessarily with a reverse scoop Audie catch against Bumrah. England, who were in a good position to make the pace at 0 runs, started stuttering as Bairstow followed Root. Then all out for 319 runs.

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Bad shot by Joe Root”Most stupid shot in Test history” according to the Telegraph, “An awkward and unnecessary shotAccording to the BBC,This poor performance by Root has pushed him down from the status of best player” has been severely criticized by the English media such as The Cricketer. But former England captain Nasser Hussain is the only one who has backed Root to make a comeback.

Is England losing a good Test player to baseball?

If you ask if Joe Rudd is doing this badly because of his baseball attitude, the answer is yes. On flat pitches that are generally conducive to batting like this, Joe Root is a player who can score a double century. If such a shot comes out in an environment where the pitch is suitable for batting after noon, it is entirely because of the “baseball” approach.

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Should all the players in a team play baseball? Is it right to replace a good test cricket batsman in your team so that 5 or 6 players can play baseball?

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With Test cricket rival Kane Williamson at the peak of 7 centuries in 7 matches, it raises the alarm of every cricket fan when an unlikely player like Joe Root faces such criticism. Somehow get back up Joe Root!

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