Joe Root has surprisingly decided to step down as the captain of the England Test cricket team earlier today. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) informed the fans about the big decision with a press release on their official website.
Since Root has left the captaincy position, it now means that the final Test of the World Test Championship series between the Indian cricket team and the England cricket team will see neither Virat Kohli nor Root as the captain. Both led their respective teams in the first four matches of the series, where England won one and India won two.
After that series, the England cricket team played an away ICC World Test Championship series against the Australian cricket team and one against the West Indies cricket team, losing both of them. After the tour of the West Indies, Root made up his mind to quit as the Test captain.
“After returning from the Caribbean tour and having time to reflect, I have decided to step down as England Men’s Test captain. It has been the most challenging decision I have had to make in my career but having discussed this with my family and those closest to me; I know the timing is right,” Root was quoted as saying in a press release by ECB.
Fans on Twitter react as Joe Root leaves the captaincy of England men’s Test team
Here’s how the cricket fans on Twitter reacted to the big decision made by Joe earlier today:
Both England and India will be having new captain for the 5th Test match (Virat & Root lead in first 4 matches) starting on July 1st at Edgbaston.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) April 15, 2022
Joe Root As England Test Captain [2017 – 2022]
— Sivy Kanefied 🇳🇿 (@Sivy62) April 15, 2022
Matches: 64
W: 27
L: 26
D: 11
5295 runs @ 46.44
We gotta admire Root for putting his heart & soul for his team & giving it his 200% effort. All the best @root66 ❤️ Will miss seeing you at the toss with Kane Williamson in June 🥺 pic.twitter.com/RhJ2ZFcYNo
Joe Root was fantastic with the bat even when he was leading the team. Maybe we can see a beast in him in upcoming days.
— Shivani Shukla 🏏 (@iShivani_Shukla) April 15, 2022
Go Well @root66 🙌
Joe Root resigns as England Men's Test captain.
— Abhishek Mukherjee (@ovshake42) April 15, 2022
They will have to find a new scapegoat after the next defeats.
So when India vs England play the longest ever test series in July for the remaining one of test cancelled due to covid last year will have 2 new captains Rohit for India & ? for Eng as Joe root stepped down now.such is life and how time changes,nothing is guarantee & permanent
— Archisman Mishra (@iamarchis16) April 15, 2022
First it was Tim Paine,then Virat Kohli and now Joe Root. Some unexpected decisons from them. pic.twitter.com/dY5uRsqr9u
— Akshat (@AkshatOM10) April 15, 2022
The end of the Root Era. Even as results nosedived, some remarkable numbers:
— Nick Friend (@NickFriend1) April 15, 2022
– 40 scores of 50+ (14 tons) in 64 games as captain
– 5,295 runs – more than any other England skipper (and behind only Smith, Border, Ponting, Kohli) https://t.co/ZtQd3jkSwF
Kohli and Root should captain their countries for this fifth Test. A chance to finish what they started. https://t.co/pLiWXuRAzh
— Michael Appleton (@michelappleton) April 15, 2022
Kane Williamson is now the only member of the 'Big 4' to still lead his national side 😯
— Sushant Kumar saw (@Sushant29141167) April 15, 2022
End of an era 💔#root #Cricket #kohli #fab4 pic.twitter.com/hUvgzqvIYz
