Harry Brook Hails Joe Root Ahead of Manchester Test. England’s white-ball captain Harry Brook showered praise on Joe Root ahead of the crucial fourth Test against India, set to take place at Old Trafford, Manchester, starting Wednesday, July 23.
Joe Root, who recently became England’s highest run-scorer in Test history, reclaimed the No. 1 spot in the ICC Test batting rankings after scoring a brilliant century in the third Test at Lord’s — overtaking Brook in the process. Both batters have been in outstanding form throughout the series.
Brook has amassed 314 runs in six innings at an average of 52.33, including a century and a fifty. Root, on the other hand, has piled up 253 runs in three matches at an average of 50.70, also registering one hundred and one half-century.
Harry Brook Hails Joe Root as the Greatest Test Batter of All Time
Ahead of the crucial Manchester Test, Harry Brook showered praise on Joe Root, calling him the greatest Test batter in history. “Everyone wants to be number one, right? Especially him (Root). He’s an incredible player — I’m not even in the same league. I’ll happily let him have that title. He’s been doing it for 12-13 years. In my eyes, he’s the best Test batter of all time,” Brook told ANI.
England currently lead the five-match series 2-1 and need just one more win to clinch the series. They’ve already named their playing XI for the Manchester Test, with spinner Liam Dawson returning to the Test side after an eight-year absence.
India, on the other hand, must win in Manchester to keep their hopes of a series victory alive. However, they face an uphill battle — they’ve never beaten England in a Test match at Manchester. Joe Root, To make matters worse, all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has been ruled out of the rest of the series due to a knee injury.