Joe Root etched his name further into England's cricketing history books as he became the country's leading run-scorer in One Day Internationals, surpassing former captain Eoin Morgan's tally. Root now holds the record for most runs in both Tests and ODIs for England.
Root will have his chance to go down in history to become England's leading run-scorer in ODIs when he takes to the field for the second ODI against the West Indies at Cardiff on Sunday.
Root was speaking to Sky Sports as quoted by Wisden. While Root has never led England in white-ball formats, he has led England in most Tests from 2017-2022. Captaining England in 64 Tests, he won 27, lost 26 and drew 11.
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Root, who is an integral part of England's ODI machinery believes the three-match series will help them get in a "good place," before heading to Pakistan in search of glory.
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