Joe Root has 27 Test wins as captain, more than Michael Vaughan's 26, Sir Alastair Cook
and Sir Andrew Strauss 24, News
London (News Hub update sports news) Joe Root has resigned from the post of Test captain
of the England cricket team today. Joe Root holds the record for most matches played and won
by an England men's Test captain. His 27 victories put him ahead of Michael Vaughan 26,
Sir Alastair Cook, and Sir Andrew Strauss 24.
Joe Root has led the team to several famous series victories since being appointed by Sir Alastair
Cook's successor in 2017, including a 4-1 home series win over India in 2018 and a 3 against
South Africa in 2020. -1 victory is included.
In 2018, Joe Root became the first England captain
to win a Test series in Sri Lanka since 2001, a feat he repeated in 2021 with a 2-0 victory over Sri Lanka.
Joe Root is already the second-highest run-scorer for England after Alastair Cook and has scored 14 centuries as captain. As captain, his 5,295 runs are the highest by any England captain and he is only 5th in the all-time list behind Graeme Smith, Alan Border, Ricky Ponting, and Virat Kohli.
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