Joe returns to his 'Roots'!
Updated On: 24 February, 2024 07:40 AM IST | Ranchi | Sandipan Banerjee
England’s No. 4 shuns team’s Bazball approach for a traditionally patient knock the yorkshireman’s known for—106 not out off 226 balls—to rescue visitors from lunch situation of 112-5 to 302-7 at stumps on Day One in Ranchi
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England’s Joe Root after his century during Day One of the fourth Test against India in Ranchi yesterday. Pic/AFP
When England needed him the most, Joe Root returned to form with a masterclass unbeaten ton (106 not out) to bail his team out of a position of uncertainty on Day One of Ranchi Test here on Friday. Having lost the last two Tests quite convincingly, and after being pushed to 112 for 5 at the end of the first session, England’s hopes of staying alive in the series were fading away rather quickly.
Under these circumstances, their No. 4 showcased why he’s being considered as the best English batter ever in sub-continental conditions. Coming into this innings, Root was short of runs (and confidence) and at the centre of a debate around his approach to batting. However, to counter all those negativities, he chose the path to success through a traditional approach, which contradicts England’s new flamboyant style, but was the need of the hour. Instead of trying to hit his way out of trouble, like he has been doing of late in the Bazball era, this time Root conquered the tricky conditions, with his patience and determination.
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