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Joe Root's stats in WTC 2021-23

By Gaurav Tripathi

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Aussies triumphant again

Australia won the ICC World Test Championship 2021-23 cycle, beating India by 209 runs in the final. Joe Root finished as the highest run-getter.

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Root's record-breaking run

Joe Root amassed 1,915 runs in 22 Tests, with an average of 53.19, making him the highest scorer in the cycle.

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Root breaks record

Root's tally of eight centuries is also the highest for any batter in the cycle. Jonny Bairstow and Usman Khawaja share the second position with six tons apiece.

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Root's home-away split

Joe Root scored 1,179 runs in 11 home games at an average of 78.6, while in overseas Tests, he scored 736 runs in 11 games at an average of 35.04.

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Root's aggressive surge

Joe Root's aggressive batting has improved under head coach Brendon McCullum. He scored 740 runs in 10 WTC Tests at a strike rate of 74.89 in the 'Bazball" era.

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Root's Test runs record

Joe Root is the second-highest run-scorer in Test matches for England, with 11,004 runs and a batting average of 50.47. He has scored 29 Test centuries and 58 fifties.

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