England captain Joe Root on Monday was named ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of 2021.
Root scored 1708 runs in 15 matches with six centuries in 2021 and he was the cornerstone of England’s batting. The magnitude of Joe Root’s sublime form in the year 2021 can be summed up by one simple stat – he has become only the third player in history to aggregate over 1700 runs in Test cricket in a calendar year. Only Mohammad Yousuf and Sir Vivian Richards stand ahead of him.
New Zealand pacer Kyle Jamieson, Indian spinner R Ashwin and Sri Lanka opener Dimuth Karunaratne were the others nominated to the award.