The Indian team was bundled out for a meager score of 145 on the second day of the ongoing third Test against England, having started the day’s play on 99/3. The English skipper, Joe Root was the pick of the bowlers for the visiting team, registering his maiden five-wicket haul in the longest format of the game.
Joe Root finish the innings with a brilliant spell of 5/8, conceding the fewest runs in a Test five-wicket haul for England since 1924. The 30-year-old’s five-wicket haul is also the cheapest by a spinner in the longest format of the game.
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Root’s game-changing spell has managed to garner an immense amount of praise on the social media platform Twitter. English international cricketer Alexandra Hartley termed the cricketer capable of outperforming Ravichandran Ashwin. In her tweet, Alexandra wrote: “Anything Ashwin can do Joe Root can do better… #INDvsENG.”
Anything Ashwin can do Joe Root can do better… #INDvsENG
— Alexandra Hartley (@AlexHartley93) February 25, 2021
“Not content with leading with the bat Joe Root now has to dominate the bowling! A superb 5-8 from the Captain! #ENGvIND,” read a reaction from a fan.
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“Joe Root has been disguised as a batsman all these years, absolute ridiculous spell of bowling! #ENGvIND,” stated another fan.
Not content with leading with the bat Joe Root now has to dominate the bowling! A superb 5-8 from the Captain! #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/sHnjvXR7x5
— Chris Ward 👌 (@officialcward) February 25, 2021
Joe Root has been disguised as a batsman all these years, absolute ridiculous spell of bowling! #ENGvIND
— Scott (@scottr_89) February 25, 2021
Root’s spell was termed as one of the greatest “spells of bowling in test match cricket”. In his tweet, one of his fans wrote: “Take a bow @root66 Unbelievable effort 5for8 off 6.2 What a effort against India, in India. One of the greatest spells of bowling in test match cricket.#INDvENG #JoeRoot #channel4cricket.”
Take a bow @root66 Unbelievable effort
5for8 off 6.2 What a effort against India, in India. One of the greatest spells of bowling in test match cricket.#INDvENG #JoeRoot #channel4cricket— jon edmunds (@jonedmunds) February 25, 2021
“That’s an unreal fight back from England – and a brilliant bowling performance from Joe Root. England still have a chance in this game – incredibly – only trail by 33 runs. #INDvENG,” said another fan.
That’s an unreal fight back from England – and a brilliant bowling performance from Joe Root. England still have a chance in this game – incredibly – only trail by 33 runs. #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/fZQQIwfAIk
— Simon Smale (@simon_smale) February 25, 2021
Root managed to get the crucial wickets of Rishabh Pant, Ravichandran Ashwin, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel and Jasprit Bumrah.
