The experienced batter achieved this special milestone during the third match of the ongoing ODI Tri-Series match against Sri Lanka at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Earlier, James Anderson retirement: Lancashire force England great towards career end.
England’s Test captain reached the milestone after hitting a shot off Dunith Wellalage’s bowling towards deep mid-wicket and running two runs against Sri Lanka in the ongoing third ODI.
Interestingly, no other England batter has even reached 7,000 ODI runs, with former captain Eoin Morgan second on the list with 6957 runs. Morgan was followed by Ian Bell with 5416 ODI runs.
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Joe Root joins Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli in elite 23,000-run club
Additionally, Root has also crossed 23000 runs in international cricket across all three formats and became only the eighth player in cricket history to reach this massive milestone.
This list features the Indian greats Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, and Rahul Dravid; the Australian legend Ricky Ponting; the legendary South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis; and the Sri Lankan duo of Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene.
The veteran batter has also dominated at the number three position for England. In 122 innings at this spot, Joe Root has scored more than 5400 runs at an average above 53 in ODI cricket. Jonathan Trott is second on the list with 2585 runs, having played his last ODI in 2013.
Joe Root's ODI numbers for England
Joe Root made his ODI debut against India in Rajkot in 2013 and has since become one of England’s most dependable batters. He has scored 8000 ODI runs in 186 innings at an average of over 50. He has already smashed 20 centuries and 48 half-centuries in the 50-over format of the game for England.
He has scored 4107 runs in 102 ODIs at home at an average of 51.33, including 10 centuries and 24 half-centuries. The right-handed batter has also scored more than 3000 runs in away ODIs at an average above 50, along with 800 runs at neutral venues.
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