Cricket
Joe Root: England's Record Run-Scorer and His Return to the Captaincy
How Joe Root went from Yorkshire prospect to England's leading Test run-scorer, and why he was handed the Test captaincy for a second time in 2026.
Sport
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of eleven. It is contested in several formats — Test matches, One Day Internationals and Twenty20 — and is governed internationally by the International Cricket Council.
Governing body: International Cricket Council (ICC)
Players
Teams
IN
India national cricket team
International Cricket Council · India
RC
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Indian Premier League · India
EC
England cricket team
International Cricket Council · England
YC
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
County Championship · England
AN
Australia national cricket team
International Cricket Council · Australia
NS
New South Wales cricket team
Sheffield Shield · Australia
KK
Kolkata Knight Riders
Indian Premier League · India
SH
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Indian Premier League · India