Joe Root creates history, becomes first English player to hit 500 runs
Updated On: 03 July, 2019 07:30 PM IST | | mid-day online correspondent
Besides Joe Root, Johnny Bairstow became the first Englishman to score two World Cup tons in succession in the ongoing Cricket World Cup

England's Joe Root in action against New Zealand in the on-going Cricket World Cup. Pic/AFP
On Wednesday, England cricketer Joe Root, who is a world class batsman and a brilliant test cricketer created history during his side's match against New Zealand when he scored 24 runs. Root became the first English player to amass 500 runs in a single edition of the Cricket World Cup, a feat which wasn't achieved by any English cricketer till date.
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Is he England's best-ever ODI batsman?#ENGvNZ pic.twitter.com/t6A18o5c19
Before the match against New Zealand, Joe Root needed 24 runs to complete the milestone when he came out to bat against the Kiwis. The flamboyant cricket scored 24 runs and achieved the feat but soon after that, he was sent back to the pavilion by Trent Boult.
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