The middle -order batsman of England has a great record in Manchester. (Photo-PTI)
The fourth Test match between India and England will be played at the Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester. India’s record on this ground is very bad. Team India has not been able to register a single win on this ground yet. In such a situation, in the Test match starting from July 23, there will be a tough challenge to change the history in front of Shubman Gill’s team. For this, the bowlers of Team India will have to stop the veteran England batsman Joe Root, who have a very good record on this ground. It would not be wrong to call them the great man of this ground.
Root’s record in Manchester
England batsman Joe Root, who scored 104 runs with the help of 10 fours in 199 balls in the first innings of the Lord’s Test match, has a great record in Manchester. He has played 11 Test matches so far at Old Trafford. In its 19 innings, he has scored 978 runs at an average of 65.20. During this time, 1 century and 7 half -centuries have been scored from his bat.
His highest score on this ground is 254 runs. In Old Trafford, he needs only 22 runs to complete a thousand runs. Joe Root has scored the highest 11 centuries against India. Along with this, he has equaled Australian veteran batsman Steve Smith. He too has scored 11 centuries in Test cricket against India.
Root is in great form
Joe Root scored 28 and 53 not out in the first Test match against Team India. In the second innings, with the help of his unbeaten half-century, England defeated India and took a 1-0 lead in the series. England had to face defeat due to their lack of bat in the second Test match. In this Test match, Root scored 22 and 6 runs.
After this, his bat in Lord’s went again and he hit a brilliant century in the first innings. In the second innings, he scored an important 40 runs. In this Test match, Team India had to face defeat by 22 runs. Now in view of the brilliant record of Joe Root in Manchester, Team India will have to be careful with him.
