Joe Root left the captaincy of the England Test team, took the decision after consecutive defeats

England's legendary batsman Joe Root has made a shocking decision. He has resigned from the captaincy of the Test team. If experts are to be believed, this decision of Joe Root has come to the fore due to the continued poor performance of the England team in Test matches. Root was England's captain for a long time, but for the past few months, England's performance under his captaincy has been very mediocre. After this he has decided to step down from the captaincy. England could not win any match in the Ashes series against Australia. It was only after this that Root's captaincy was in danger, but he expressed his desire to continue as the captain of the team. He was given a second chance for the West Indies, but here too Root had to resign after a modest performance.

Regarding his decision, Joe Root said that it was an honor for him to captain the country's team. He will look at the last five years with pride. It is an honor for him to achieve this position for English cricket. Root further said that he loved captaining the team. But only recently did he notice the impact of assuming this responsibility on him. Root said that this responsibility has affected me outside the game as well.

Was captaining for five years

Joe Root was captaining England in Test cricket for the last five years. Under his captaincy, the English team played a total of 64 Test matches. Of these, England won 27.

How was Root's performance as captain?

After becoming the captain of the England Test team, he scored 5295 runs in 64 Tests at an average of 46.44. During this, 14 centuries came from his bat. At the same time, Root contributed to the team with his off-spin bowling and took 30 wickets.