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Joe Root [Source: AP]
England will face Australia in a fresh three-match ODI series starting from November 13 onwards in Perth this week. For ageing veteran Joe Root, the tour will likely mark his final white-ball assignment in Australia.
Root has been named in England’s 15-player squad for the three ODIs, set to be played between November 13 and November 18. The series also presents the legendary England batter an opportunity to scale some illustrious batting records and enter some elite ODI clubs.
Here is a look at some huge records or illustrious milestones that are in the reckoning for the 35-year-old through the upcoming three-match ODI series in Australia.
One match away from completing 200 ODIs
Joe Root, who made his ODI debut way back in January 2013, has so far played 199 matches for England. The legendary batter is just one match away from completing 200 ODI appearances.
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In such a case, he will become only the third England cricketer in history to play 200 or more ODI matches.
Most ODI caps for England
- Eoin Morgan – 225 matches
- Jos Buttler – 204 matches
- Joe Root – 199 matches
Needs one fifty to reach 50 ODI half-centuries
The 35-year-old also needs to hit just one half-century to complete 50 fifties in his ODI career. As of now, he has struck 49 fifties and 20 hundreds to register 69 scores of 50 or more in the format.
If he gets to a half-century in Australia, Root will become the first England cricketer in ODI history to reach the landmark figure.
Needs 265 runs to complete 1,000 ODI runs vs Australia
Joe Root has so far aggregated 735 runs in 30 ODI matches against Australia. If he scores 265 more runs in the upcoming three-match ODI series, the legendary right-handed batter will become only the fourth England cricketer in history to mount 1,000 ODI runs vs Australia.
As of now, only Eoin Morgan, Graham Gooch and Ian Bell have aggregated over 1,000 ODI runs against Australia among England players.
Needs 110 runs to complete 500 ODI runs vs Australia in Australia
Joe Root is also on the verge of completing 500 ODI runs against Australia in Australia. As of now, only two other English players have scaled the milestone figure ‘Down Under’.
Root, currently sitting on a pile of 390 runs, needs only 110 runs in the upcoming series to complete 500 runs against Australia in away ODI matches. In doing so, he will join an elite list featuring only Ian Bell and Eoin Morgan.
On the verge of becoming England’s most successful batter vs Australia
Across all formats, Joe Root has aggregated 3,750 runs against Australia in 111 innings. If he adds 250 more runs to his tally, the prolific right-handed batter will become only the eighth player in history to complete 4,000 international runs against Australia.
Moreover, he also needs only 314 runs to become England’s most successful all-format batter against Australia. Here is a look at where Root currently stands in the celebrated list.
Most international runs against Australia
- Sachin Tendulkar – 6,707 runs
- Virat Kohli – 5,551 runs
- Brian Lara – 4,714 runs
- Desmond Haynes – 4,495 runs
- Vivian Richards – 4,453 runs
- David Gower – 4,063 runs
- Graham Gooch – 4,027 runs
- Rohit Sharma – 3,832 runs
- Joe Root – 3,750 runs
On the verge of entering ‘Big 4’ of international centuries
Joe Root has so far charted 61 hundreds in his international career. If he scores three centuries in the upcoming three innings in Australia this month, he will get to 64 centuries to become the fourth biggest century-maker in the world. Here is a look at some of the leading century-makers in the world in international cricket.
Most international centuries
- Sachin Tendulkar – 100 centuries
- Virat Kohli – 86 centuries
- Ricky Ponting – 71 centuries
- Kumar Sangakkara – 63 centuries
- Jacques Kallis – 62 centuries
- Joe Root – 61 centuries
With several significant milestones within reach, the upcoming series offers Root a golden opportunity to further strengthen his legacy as one of England’s greatest-ever batters in international cricket.
