Joe Root is one of the most successful batters in the modern era of cricket. The star England cricket team batter has made a name for himself with his consistent performances in the longer formats of the game. He is one of the members of the Fab 4 group in the modern era.
Many batters consider taking Joe’s wicket as a challenge in any format of the game. It is quite difficult to pick up his wicket because he has great technique and supreme amount of focus. Still, the following five bowlers have managed to pick up the wicket of Joe Root for the most number of times.
5. Mitchell Starc has dismissed Joe Root 10 times
Australia’s left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Starc has dismissed Root 10 times. They play against each other often in the Ashes, and left-arm pacers generally trouble the right-handers a lot.
4. Jasprit Bumrah has dismissed Joe Root 10 times
In the ongoing 2023 World Cup match between India and England, Jasprit Bumrah bagged Root’s wicket for the 10th time in international cricket. The Indian fast bowler dismissed his rival for a duck.
3. Trent Boult
As mentioned ahead, left-arm fast bowlers trouble the right-handed batters a lot. New Zealand’s left-arm pacer Trent Boult has given Root a hard time in the middle by dismissing him 12 times.
2. Josh Hazlewood
The top two names on this list are right-arm pacers from Australia. The name on the second position is Josh Hazlewood, who has accounted for Joe Root’s wicket on 13 occasions in international cricket.
1. Pat Cummins
Bowlers to dismissed Joe Root Most Times
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14 – Pat Cummins
13 – Josh Hazelwood
12 – Trent Boult
10 – Jasprit Bumrah
10 – Mitchell Starc#INDvsENG pic.twitter.com/ydn3vlkneC
Hazlewood’s fast-bowling partner and Australian captain Pat Cummins is the numero uno player on this list. Cummins has got rid of Root 14 times in international cricket.
