Joe Root becomes third England player with 200 ODI caps
What's the story
Joe Root has attained another major milestone in England colors. He is playing his 200th ODI for England, attaining the milestone in the 1st encounter of the three-match series against Australia at Perth's Optus Stadum on Friday. Notably, Root is now the 3rd Englishman to clock 200 ODI appearances. He is already England's top scorer in ODIs. Here's more.
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Root joins Morgan and Buttler
As mentioned, Root is now the 3rd Englishman to clock 200 ODI appearances. He has joined Eoin Morgan and Jos Buttler. Former England ace Morgan leads the show with 225 ODI appearances, with Buttler making 204 thus far.
Runs
England's highest run-getter in ODIs
Root owns 8,010 runs from 187 innings at 50.37 - the most for an England batter in ODIs.
In addition to 20 tons, he has hit 49 fifties.
As per Cricinfo, in 102 home ODIs, Root has scored 4,107 runs
Meanwhile, in 74 away ODIs (home of opposition), Root has smashed 3,034 runs at 51.42 (100s: 8, 50s: 18).
In 23 neutral venue ODIs, Root owns 869 runs at 43.45 (100s: 2, 50s: 7).