Former England captain and opener Graham Gooch has opened up on England’s batting problems in recent time despite being the captain Joe Root has been a sublime form. Graham Gooch, however, remains confident that the England captain will continue his form with the bat as well.

Joe Root has been in great form in Test cricket this year. He has an average of 67.21 in ten Tests in 2021, amassing over 1200 runs. Root has held England’s batting department single-handedly across innings in the ongoing Test series against India.

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“Whatever he says, Joe will be feeling the pressure because at the moment he’s 50, 60, 70 per cent of our batting, isn’t he? Can he keep this form going for the rest of the series? Of course, he can. He’s a world-class player and he’s performing unbelievably. He can keep it going. But of course, with any performer in any sport, there is going to be a fallow period. It’s not possible to keep it going game after game after game,” Graham Gooch stated as quoted by Daily Mail.

Graham Gooch. however added that England are over-dependent on Joe Root, saying that he experienced the same as well. The veteran also feels one could be in the best form of their life, but needs help from the other end as well. However, England and India will take on each other in the third game from 25th August in Leeds.

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“We’re too reliant on one person. I have had that experience and that’s not a complaint but at certain stages of my career there was a greater responsibility on having to deliver. As a player, you can be in the best form of your life but you can’t deliver all the time and that expectation is not helpful. You need everyone to contribute. When I became captain, it spurred me on for the best period of my career,” Graham Gooch concluded.