England’s former Skipper Joe Root recently went past 10,000 Run Mark in Test Mark. In the last couple of years, he has been in sublime form and has made sure to convert his centuries into big knocks. He has shown tremendous stamina as scoring powerful knocks in testing conditions isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. Root has shown that the Game of Gentlemen can be a one man show too which is quite rare.

Saba Karim BCCI Ex Selector makes a bold statement

“He has gone far ahead. If we see England’s batting, only Joe Root’s name is coming up again and again. It means Joe Root has not got support from the other end. If we talk about India, with Virat Kohli there is always support like KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant among other. That is the situation in New Zealand and Australia too. Even in overseas conditions like in India or in Sri Lanka, Root has singlehandedly won England matches,” Karim said in an interview.

Joe Root has left the other three batters far behind in the last two years. Whether we talk about consistency, technique or temperament, in all these aspects Joe Root is above everyone at the moment.”

“It’s never easy to score a ton in the fourth innings. That too against such a team which has got strong bowling attack. Trent boult, Kyle Jamieson, Colin de Grandhomme…New Zealand have so many good bowlers. If somebody is batting well in the fourth innings, it shows that the guy is strong both technically and mentally,” he said