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Joe Root

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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 all 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 different languages on Wikipedia. Joe Root is the 111th most popular cricketer (up from 114th in 2019), the 8,346th 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 111 out of 136. Before him are Rishabh Pant, Shoaib Malik, Ambati Rayudu, Kane Williamson, Chaminda Vaas, and Mohammad Nabi. After him are Kuldeep Yadav, Mitchell Starc, Robin Uthappa, Brendon McCullum, Ishant Sharma, and Ben Stokes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1990, Joe Root ranks 1,514. Before him are Luise Malzahn, Akito Kawamoto, Ken Hisatomi, Yauhen Tsurkin, Nia Sharma, and Kyle O'Quinn. After him are Filip Kiss, Yuki Hashizume, Vladimir Nikitin, Viktoria Orsi Toth, Tsukasa Masuyama, and Ryosuke Ochi.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Joe Root ranks 8,348 out of 8,785. Before him are Jason Puncheon (1986), Bishop Briggs (1992), Elinor Barker (1994), Barry Robson (1978), Jamie O'Hara (1986), and Steven Caldwell (1980). After him are Andy Wilkinson (1984), Alma Deutscher (2005), Isaac Hayden (1995), Ade Akinbiyi (1974), James Wilby (1993), and Hazel Keech (1987).

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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), Ian Bell (1982), and Stuart Broad (1986).

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