CRICKET WICKETJoe Root Test record against India
2012-12-13 – 2025-07-31 · Available official international scorecards
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The record at a glance
This study covers 35 Test matches against India with recorded batting or bowling figures: 64 batting innings and 38 bowling innings. Matches with no batting or bowling entry for this player are outside this sample.
| Discipline | Innings | Runs | Wickets / outs | Average | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | 64 | 3,383 | 57 | 59.35 | 55.32 |
| Bowling | 38 | 994 | 21 | 47.33 | 82.33 |
Batting average = runs ÷ dismissals; batting strike rate = runs per 100 balls. Bowling average = runs conceded ÷ wickets; bowling strike rate = legal balls per wicket. Rates require fully recorded inputs. — means unrecorded; N/A means a zero denominator.
Bowling economy: 3.44 runs per six legal balls. Legal balls recorded: 1,729.
Batting milestones in this sample: 13 centuries and 12 scores from 50 to 99. Balls faced: 6,115.
How the record developed
Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.
Test
Exact yearly figures · 8 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 9 | 537 | 150 | 67.12 | 56.88 | 3 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 944 | 8 | 2 | 122.00 | 4.26 | 171.50 |
| 2024 | 5 | 10 | 320 | 122 | 35.55 | 49.30 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 649 | 9 | 8 | 51.00 | 3.45 | 88.50 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | 173 | 142 | 173.00 | 72.08 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 240 | 2 | 1 | 40.00 | 4.44 | 54.00 |
| 2021 | 8 | 15 | 932 | 218 | 66.57 | 58.06 | 4 | 1 | 104 | 2 | 1,605 | 9 | 7 | 25.85 | 2.87 | 54.00 |
| 2018 | 5 | 9 | 319 | 125 | 35.44 | 52.46 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 608 | 2 | 0 | N/A | 2.88 | N/A |
| 2016 | 5 | 10 | 491 | 124 | 49.10 | 54.49 | 1 | 4 | 51 | 1 | 901 | 4 | 2 | 28.50 | 3.56 | 48.00 |
| 2014 | 5 | 7 | 518 | 154 | 103.60 | 58.66 | 2 | 3 | 56 | 1 | 883 | 3 | 1 | 33.00 | 2.20 | 90.00 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 93 | 73 | 93.00 | 32.63 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 285 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 5.00 | N/A |
Home, away and neutral conditions
Setting follows the recorded host country. Unknown locations are retained as unknown; venue names alone are not guessed.
| Setting | Matches | Bat inns | Runs | Bat avg | Bat SR | Bowl inns | Wickets | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 20 | 34 | 2,111 | 72.79 | 58.57 | 18 | 5 | 76.60 |
| Away | 14 | 28 | 1,179 | 45.34 | 50.84 | 20 | 16 | 38.18 |
| Unknown | 1 | 2 | 93 | 46.50 | 48.43 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
Test v India · Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha
- First century in this archive · 154 runs
Test v India · Trent Bridge
- Highest recorded innings · 218 runs
Test v India · MA Chidambaram Stadium
- Best recorded bowling · 5/8
Test v India · Narendra Modi Stadium
- Latest available scorecard
Test v India · Kennington Oval, London
Recent recorded innings
| Date | Venue | Innings | Runs | Balls | Wickets | Conceded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-31 | Kennington Oval, London | 4 | 105 | 152 | — | — |
| 2025-07-31 | Kennington Oval, London | 3 | — | — | 0 | 15 |
| 2025-07-31 | Kennington Oval, London | 2 | 29 | 45 | — | — |
| 2025-07-23 | Old Trafford, Manchester | 3 | — | — | 0 | 68 |
| 2025-07-23 | Old Trafford, Manchester | 2 | 150 | 248 | — | — |
| 2025-07-23 | Old Trafford, Manchester | 1 | — | — | 0 | 19 |
| 2025-07-10 | Lord's, London | 4 | — | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-07-10 | Lord's, London | 3 | 40 | 96 | — | — |
| 2025-07-10 | Lord's, London | 2 | — | — | 0 | 35 |
| 2025-07-10 | Lord's, London | 1 | 104 | 199 | — | — |
| 2025-07-02 | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 4 | 6 | 16 | — | — |
| 2025-07-02 | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 3 | — | — | 1 | 65 |
| 2025-07-02 | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 2 | 22 | 46 | — | — |
| 2025-07-02 | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 1 | — | — | 1 | 20 |
| 2025-06-20 | Headingley, Leeds | 4 | 53 | 84 | — | — |
| 2025-06-20 | Headingley, Leeds | 3 | — | — | 0 | 21 |
| 2025-06-20 | Headingley, Leeds | 2 | 28 | 58 | — | — |
| 2024-03-07 | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala | 3 | 84 | 128 | — | — |
| 2024-03-07 | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala | 2 | — | — | 0 | 8 |
| 2024-03-07 | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala | 1 | 26 | 56 | — | — |
This opposition study uses available scorecards in Cricket Wicket’s twelve-team publication scope. It is a dated archive analysis, not a claim of complete career coverage. Read the coverage and calculation method.