With this year’s ODI World Cup in India in mind, former England test skipper Joe Root wants to further hone his 50-over skills by playing in domestic T20 leagues such as the United Arab Emirates’ ILT20. thinking about.
Ruth played in his ODI of over 150, averaging 50.05 where he scored 6,207 runs, but he still believes in a league like the ILT20, which takes place on the 13th.
“I am now over 50 years old and have a lot of experience playing cricket.
“I would really like to develop my whiteball game. If I can add something to my 50 over game, I will play more T20 cricket and I will be able to play more T20 cricket, which I have experienced on the course many times in my career so far.” It will come from putting yourself in an unprecedented situation,” said Root, who will play for Dubai Capitals at ILT20.
Root was one of England’s most trusted batsmen in the Tests and in his ODIs, scoring numerous runs, but he played his T20I of his 32 and scored 893 runs. Recorded.
The 32-year-old went unsold in his first IPL auction (base price Rs 1 crore) this year at Kochi even as country-mate Sam Curran went for a record sum of Rs 18.25 crore and the current Test skipper Ben Stokes earned Rs 16.25 crore.
Indicating that he wants to get a good grip on the shortest format, given that all the money now is in domestic leagues, Root hoped he could score big in ILT20 and then take his T20 career further.
“It’s really exciting for me. I haven’t played a lot of T20 cricket in the last couple of years, but my experience as a cricketer will hold me in good stead,” said Root, who was not part of the team’s T20 World Cup run in 2021 and 2022, though he was a part of the side that won the ODI World Cup at Lord’s in 2019.
“Hopefully, I can go out there and get some big scores to help our team win some matches.” Root also said that Sachin Tendulkar was his icon and a “standout” for him while growing up. “Of course there are some great players playing now, but look at what Sachin [Tendulkar] has achieved: longevity, high performance at such a young age and staying in the game after that. The ability to do, develop and progress is amazing,” Root told Zee.
“He has done so for more than 20 years, partly because of the weight on his shoulders. He made his debut before I was born and played in my debut. And it shows what you’ve been doing for so long.
“Really great in the game, someone you know along with many others. When I was a kid, I admired the way he played and the lightness of his look, and was inspired not only by Indian cricket, but by world cricket.” also contributed to So yes, definitely a highlight for me as a growing kid. “