Joe Root's brother Billy Root announces retirement. PC- X/bet365In a major development, Billy Root has decided to retire from professional cricket, announcing the 2026 season as his last on Wednesday. Billy, the younger brother of legendary Joe Root, began his career in England's domestic county circuit with Nottinghamshire before joining the county in 2019. Billy Root decides to hung up his bootsBilly Root has been a relevant name in the English setup since 2017, featuring for Nottinghamshire on a two-year contract before he switched to the Wales. Overall, the right-handed batter racked up 6406 runs, playing 83 First-Class matches, 60 List-A games and 50 T20s. He has slammed 10 centuries and 26 fifties, with a best of 229 against Northants, which he scored in his maiden season for Glamorgan. Meanwhile, the ongoing season of the County Championship has gone as per Billy’s expectations, registering just 28 runs in four outings. It was the same for the 34-year-old even last season, as he could accumulate just 56 runs in five innings. Nevertheless, Glamorgan director of cricket Mark Wallace called Billy a hugely important part of Glamorgan, praising his professionalism and consistency. "Billy has been a hugely important part of Glamorgan over the last seven seasons,” Mark Wallace said. Also Read: New Zealand Coach Issues Threat To Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Ahead of IND vs NZ T20Is"His professionalism, his consistency, and his ability to perform in big moments have made him a key figure in our squad,” he added. "He is admired by team-mates and staff alike, and his contribution to our recent white-ball success cannot be overstated."Billy Root follows Glamorgan's Colin IngramBilly Root is not only a Glamorgan batter fading away from the county’s setup. On Thursday, South African international and Glamorgan’s beloved Colin Ingram announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. The southpaw, who has been with the county since 2015, switched to Wales on a Kolpak deal after serving the Proteas for 31 ODIs and 9 T20Is, last featuring for the national team in 2013. He also played in the IPL and served as a free agent in the BBL, the ILT20, the CPL, the Hundred, the PSL, and the SA20. Although he may have called it quits, Ingram would continue serving Glamorgan in some coaching capacity. Billy Root’s brother breaking might records at international cricketIn other developments, Billy Root’s elder brother, Joe Root, recently added his name to the history books during the ENG vs SL 1st ODI when he surpassed the 23,000-run mark in international cricket. The English champion batter became only the seventh batter to do so, after Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Kumar Sangakkara, Ricky Ponting, Mahela Jayawardene, Jacques Kallis and Rahul Dravid. Moreover, Root was recently reinstated as England’s Test captain after Ben Stokes’ sudden international retirement. The stylish 36-year-old has been on a run-scoring spree in recent years, breaking milestones at blistering rates. Currently, the England captain is racing toward Sachin Tendulkar’s record for most Test runs, just 1643 runs behind the Master Blaster. Also Read: Angkrish Raghuvanshi Promoted To Leadership Role As BCCI Announces Rest Of India U23 Squad
