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Joseph Edward Root (born 30 December 1990) is an English international cricketer who plays for England in Tests and ODIs. He captained the Test side from 2017–2022. He plays for Yorkshire in English domestic cricket. Root is currently the leading run-scorer among active batsmen, the second highest run-scorer of all time in Test cricket and the highest run scorer for England. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Joe Root is the 123rd most popular cricketer (down from 116th in 2024), the 8,733rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 8,310th in 2019) and the 13th most popular British Cricketer.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Joe Root ranks 123 out of 136. Before him are Rishabh Pant, Shoaib Malik, Ambati Rayudu, Kane Williamson, Chaminda Vaas, and Mohammad Nabi. After him are Kuldeep Yadav, Nicholas Pooran, Mitchell Starc, Robin Uthappa, Ishan Kishan, and Brendon McCullum.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1990, Joe Root ranks 1,706. Before him are Akito Kawamoto, Ken Hisatomi, Yauhen Tsurkin, Nia Sharma, Kyle O'Quinn, and Aleksandra Lisowska. After him are Filip Kiss, Yuki Hashizume, Zhu Qianwei, Wang Shanshan, Vladimir Nikitin, and Viktoria Orsi Toth.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Joe Root ranks 8,735 out of 8,785. Before him are Bishop Briggs (1992), Craig Pawson (1979), Elinor Barker (1994), Barry Robson (1978), Jamie O'Hara (1986), and Steven Caldwell (1980). After him are Andy Wilkinson (1984), Alma Deutscher (2005), Gillian Lindsay (1973), Georgia Davies (1990), Isaac Hayden (1995), and Ade Akinbiyi (1974).

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Among CRICKETERS In United Kingdom

Among cricketers born in United Kingdom, Joe Root ranks 13. Before him are Montagu Toller (1871), James Anderson (1982), Alastair Cook (1984), Jos Buttler (1990), Jonny Bairstow (1989), and Andrew Symonds (1975). After him are Moeen Ali (1987), Chris Woakes (1989), Ian Bell (1982), Marcus Trescothick (1975), Paul Collingwood (1976), and Stuart Broad (1986).

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