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    Born30 December 1990 · Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
    Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
    BattingRight-handed
    BowlingRight-arm off break · Right-arm leg-break
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    Joe Root back in England ODI team for first time since 2023 Cricket World Cup
    NAGPUR, India — Joe Root is back in England's ODI team for the first time since the 2023 Cricket World Cup. The 34-year-old Root will bat at No. 3 in the first match of the one-day international ...
    Early life and career

    Root is the eldest son of Helen and Matt Root and grew up in Dore, Sheffield. His younger brother Billy plays cricket for Glamorgan. Root attended Dore Primary and King Ecgbert School in Sheffield, and at 15, on a cri… See more

    Domestic career

    Root made his Yorkshire second team debut on 18 July 2007 against Derbyshire at Abbeydale Park. He scored 57, putting on a 133 first-wicket stand with Adam Lyth. He continued to represent the academy side and was na… See more

    Early international career

    In the fourth Test against India, Root became the 655th player to represent England at Test level, receiving his cap from former England all-rounder Paul Collingwood. Coming in as the number six batsman ra… See more

    Test captaincy

    Root replaced Alastair Cook as the full-time Test captain on 13 February 2017 following the latter's resignation, making him England's 80th captain. In his first match as the captain, on 6 July 2017, against South Africa at … See more

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