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JE Root
India · Left-arm orthodox · All-rounder
Joe Root is one of England Cricket's most capped and prolific batters across formats, with 23,425 runs from 418 appearances at a career batting average of 49.73. His primary competition is the One-Day International, though his Test record across 163 matches and 13,943 runs at 51.83 represents the core of his output. He also contributes with the ball, holding 127 career wickets at an economy of 4.12. His most recent outing, an unbeaten 111 from 108 balls against Sri Lanka on 27 January 2026, continues a run of form that has seen him score three half-centuries or better in four innings across Test and ODI cricket in the new year.
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Bat Avg
49.7
Bowl Avg
45.5
2026 Season Context
Current team & role
Rajasthan Royals · All-Rounder
Recent form
Root scored 111*, 75 and 61 in three consecutive ODIs against Sri Lanka in January 2026, and hit 166 from 279 balls against Australia in the Sydney Test earlier that month. Seven of his last 10 inning
Strongest format
One-Day International — Across 178 ODIs Root averages 50.54 at a strike rate of 87.09, figures that sit above his overall career average while operating at a significantly fa
Career stats overview
163 Test · 178 ODI · 77 T20I appearances — spanning 2009 to present.
Test
163 matches
13,943
Runs scored
73
Wickets taken
Where his legacy was forged — the format that rewards patience and precision.
ODI
178 matches
7,329
Runs scored
29
Wickets taken
The middle-overs architect — a decade of white-ball consistency.
T20I
77 matches
2,153
Runs scored
25
Wickets taken
Brief but impactful — quality over volume in the shortest format.
Format-aware deep dive
Where he dominates
Home record
215
wickets
Average 21.4 on Indian soil — better than any active spinner of the era.
Fourth-innings force
112
wickets
A third of his Test wickets come on day five, when bowlers decide outcomes.
Lower-order resilience
38.4
batting avg
At No.7 his average beats every Indian specialist in that slot since 2015.
Elite opposition
198
wkts in 48 M
Combined record vs Australia, England, New Zealand and South Africa.
Consistency
14
five-wicket hauls
Third-most by any Indian bowler since his Test debut.
WTC presence
2
finals played
In the conversation every cycle. Central to this India red-ball side.
Career threads
Beyond the numbers
Over 23,000 career runs across formats
Across 418 appearances for England, Yorkshire, Trent Rockets and others, Joe Root has accumulated 23,425 runs at a batting average of 49.73. His consistency across Test and ODI cricket is the defining feature of his career record.
Test average of 51.83 in 163 matches
Root's Test figures are the centrepiece of his career. In 163 matches he has scored 13,943 runs at 51.83, with 73 wickets at a bowling average of 48.15. No other format comes close for volume or longevity.
Sri Lanka his most productive ODI opponents
Against Sri Lanka, Root averages 64.34 with the bat at a strike rate of 73.48 across 44 matches. His three-match ODI series at R. Premadasa in January 2026 underlined that affinity, returning scores of 61, 75 and an unbeaten 111.
Lord's his most productive venue
In 37 appearances at Lord's, Root has scored 2,741 runs at an average of 53.75. That combination of volume and average makes it his standout ground across a career played at venues all over the world.
Unbeaten century headlines recent ODI form
Root's 111 not out from 108 balls against Sri Lanka on 27 January 2026 was his most recent outing. Three fifties-or-better in that four-match window across Test and ODI cricket suggest his scoring touch is in good order heading into 2026.
Head-to-head
Vs opponents
Career totals broken down by the teams JE Root has faced most often, heat-scaled by output.
Australia
- Matches
- 75
- Runs
- 3,750
- Wickets
- 34
India
- Matches
- 64
- Runs
- 4,395
- Wickets
- 22
New Zealand
- Matches
- 52
- Runs
- 3,097
- Wickets
- 10
Sri Lanka
- Matches
- 44
- Runs
- 2,831
- Wickets
- 8
West Indies
- Matches
- 41
- Runs
- 2,762
- Wickets
- 12
Pakistan
- Matches
- 38
- Runs
- 2,427
- Wickets
- 9
South Africa
- Matches
- 37
- Runs
- 2,230
- Wickets
- 6
Lancashire
- Matches
- 7
- Runs
- 340
- Wickets
- 4
Grounds played at
Home & away grounds
The venues where JE Root has turned out most often.
Lord's, London
- Matches
- 37
- Runs
- 2,741
- Wickets
- 12
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
- Matches
- 32
- Runs
- 1,629
- Wickets
- 8
Headingley, Leeds
- Matches
- 31
- Runs
- 1,597
- Wickets
- 9
The Oval, London
- Matches
- 29
- Runs
- 1,614
- Wickets
- 6
Old Trafford, Manchester
- Matches
- 28
- Runs
- 1,543
- Wickets
- 9
Edgbaston, Birmingham
- Matches
- 26
- Runs
- 1,417
- Wickets
- 5
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
- Matches
- 16
- Runs
- 744
- Wickets
- 6
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
- Matches
- 16
- Runs
- 797
- Wickets
- 2
Historical aggregates derived from Cricsheet (cricsheet.org) under ODC-BY licence. 2001/02–2026 IPL seasons. Batting average uses dismissals as the denominator; bowler wickets are credited only for bowler-kind dismissals (bowled, caught, lbw, caught-and-bowled, stumped, hit wicket). Venue and opposition splits are rebuilt after every ingest from the Cricsheet archive.