BCCI President Sourav Ganguly was full of praise for Joe Root after the latter’s century against the New Zealand cricket team. Root scored 115 runs off 170 deliveries, smacking 12 fours to help the home team get off to a winning start in the summer of 2022.
Speaking about the Test match between the England cricket team and the New Zealand cricket team, the visitors won the toss at the Lord’s Cricket Ground and decided to bat first. The decision did not work in their favor as James Anderson and debutant Matty Potts wreaked havoc in London. Both pacers accounted for four wickets each as England bowled New Zealand out for 132 runs.
In reply, England posted a 141-run total on the board. Zak Crawley scored 43 runs at the top for the English team. Tim Southee took a four-wicket haul for the Blackcaps. Trailing by nine runs, New Zealand rode on a fantastic partnership between Tom Blundell and Daryl Mitchell to set a 277-run target for England.
Chasing 277, England were down to 69/4. It looked like the visitors would pull off a win, but then Joe Root smashed a century to help the home team win by five wickets.
Sourav Ganguly enjoyed the batting performance from Joe Root under pressure
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly closely followed the first match of the ICC World Test Championship series between the England cricket team and the New Zealand cricket team. Here’s what he tweeted after the game ended:
“Joe Roooooooot ..what a player what a knock under pressure ..an all time great.”
Joe Roooooooot ..what a player what a knock under pressure ..an all time great ..@bcci @icc
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) June 5, 2022
Soon after, Ganguly posted another tweet, highlighting the significance of Test cricket. Here’s what he wrote in another tweet:
“Whatever format u see..whatever the colour of the jersey u wear ..none beats such a game of test cricket ..no comparison ..let’s keep this format the pinnacle.”
Whatever format u see..whatever the colour of the jersey u wear ..none beats such a game of test cricket ..no comparison@bcci @ICC ..let's keep this format the pinnacle ..
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) June 5, 2022
