- Born
- Birth nameJoseph Edward Root
- Joe Root was born on December 30, 1990 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.
- Root is an English international cricketer who is the current captain of the England Test team.
- In September 2018, West Indies legend Brian Lara, picked Root as one of the best batsmen in the world, alongside Virat Kohli.
- On 6 August 2015, Root became top ranked Test batsmen in the world for the first time.
- In 2014, Martin Crowe described Root as one of the young Fab Four of Test cricket along with Kane Williamson, Virat Kohli and Steve Smith.
- He was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2020 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to Cricket. He was the England Test Cricket Captain in South Yorkshire, England.
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