England Batter Joe Root 'Honoured' With MBE For Services To Cricket
Joe Root is made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) by Princess Anne (X)
Princess Royal at Windsor Castle awarded English cricketer Joe Root with the title of Member of the Order of the British Empire on Wednesday, in recognition of his contributions to cricket.
Joe Root made his Test debut in 2012 against India and has since become the second-highest run-scorer for England. With 11,736 runs in 140 matches, he has established himself as a prolific batsman for the national team.
Joe Root took over as the captain of the England cricket team in 2017, succeeding Alastair Cook.
Root played a key role in England's title-winning squad in the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup, where he emerged as the top scorer for England, scored 556 runs throughout the tournament.
Root backs Buttler amidst T20 World Cup losses
Despite England's losses in the T20 World Cup, Joe Root has thrown his support behind Jos Buttler.
Despite England's defeats against Australia and a match being washed out, Root remains confident that Buttler is the right person to lead England to the knockout stages.
Root believes that England will turn the tables starting from their match against Oman on Thursday.
Root was asked if Buttler should be removed as the captain of England T20 team.
“Jos is one of my good friends. I think he’s a brilliant captain so I don’t think there’s any question. I think they’ll be absolutely fine, they’ve got a wonderful squad of players. They know exactly what they need to do."-Root said.
Ben Stokes replaced Joe Root as the captain of England test team. However Root continue to be an integral part of England team.
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