It’s been great fun: Joe Root after quitting captaincy

Root has been prolific for England [PC: Twitter]

Former England skipper Joe Root believes that he has been able to enjoy his game ever since stepping down as captain of the team.

England have won six of their seven Test matches since Root stepped down as captain in the spring, with the new leadership of skipper Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum guiding them to victories over New Zealand, India, and South Africa.

With the bat, Root continued his dominance in the red-ball format and played an important part in the wins against New Zealand and India. 

In an interview with Sky Sports, Root talked about his game and life after leaving the England Test captaincy and he said that he has been playing with a lot more freedom this English summer under Stokes and McCullum.

“It’s been great fun. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed this year as much as probably any I have in international cricket since I’ve been playing, in terms of Test cricket in particular. Hopefully, we can go from strength to strength from here and keep moving forward as a team. 

We’ve done some things this year that not many Test teams have been able to achieve. I think the challenge for us now is to keep going for it, keep trying to explore new areas in the format, and see how far we can take it,” said Joe Root.

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