Joe Root seems to be a flop so far in the Test series against India. Even in the third Test being played in Rajkot, the English batsmen could not do anything special. In England's first innings, Root was out after scoring 18 runs in 31 balls with the help of only 2 fours. This is not the first time in this series that Root has been out on a low score. Till now, Root, who batted in five innings, could not cross the 30-run mark even once.
England's most experienced batsman
Root is England's most experienced batsman who also has a lot of experience of playing in Indian conditions. England may have trusted Root the most to play in Indian conditions, but he has not yet lived up to the team's trust. Root also flopped in the third consecutive test. In the third Test being played in Rajkot, while England's Ben Duckett played a brilliant inning of 153 runs, Root could not even cross the 20-run mark.
Flopped in all three consecutive tests
Root has flopped in all three tests so far. In the first match of the series played in Hyderabad, Root scored 29 and 2 runs respectively. Apart from this, in the second match played in Visakhapatnam, Root scored 5 and 16 runs respectively. Then in the third Test being played in Rajkot, Root could score only 18 runs in the first innings.
Root's career
Root has played 137 Tests in his career so far, scoring 11468 runs in 251 innings at an average of 49.64. During this period, he has scored 30 centuries and 60 half-centuries, in which his highest score is 254 runs.