NEW DELHI: England's Joe Root, a prominent batter and off-spinner, achieved a milestone by completing 100 wickets in international cricket. He reached this feat on Saturday by dismissing Rohit Sharma during India's second innings in the third Test of the five-match series at Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot.
Root's 100 wickets are distributed across formats as follows: 67 in Tests, 27 in ODIs, and 6 in T20Is. In his international career spanning 341 matches, Root has maintained an average of 46.96 and an economy of 3.92, with his best bowling figures being 5/8.
