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Former England skipper and batting superstar Joe Root has touched down in India to join the Rajasthan squad ahead of the Indian T20 League 2023. Notably, Root hasn’t played any match in the Indian T20 League so far; there are chances that the Yorkshire batting star might make his debut in the Indian T20 League for the inaugural champions of the tournament, Rajasthan.
Rajasthan tweeted about the arrival of the veteran English batter from their official Twitter handle. “Ladies and Gents… Joe Root is finally home!” reads the tweet posted by the Rajasthan franchise from their official Twitter handle.
Just within a few minutes of this tweet from Rajasthan; a section of the cricket fans immediately took to Twitter to come up with some amazing reactions and amazing responses on Joe Root’s possible first-ever appearance in the Indian T20 League.
Here’s how fans reacted:
Ek match bhi nhi khelga yah 😑
— KARAN RAWAT (@Devil_kiru_) March 25, 2023
IPL ka selection samajh ni aata h, RR ne test cricket ka best player T20 me purchase Kiya h, iske peeche kya hi reason h samajh ni aata
— Kumar198812 (@Kumar19881212) March 25, 2023
Test Player 🤣
— TANMAY (@spear_93) March 25, 2023
Joe Root + Jos Buttler ... be like ! pic.twitter.com/JgtxJeAyRG
— S💙NA (@MUMBaIndiansFan) March 25, 2023
Maine bhi aise hi jeans pehni thi.. log jane q chapri bol rhe the.. 🙄
— Sharma ji (@BoloSharmaji) March 25, 2023
IPL ain't ready for roooooottttttt🥶🔥🔥
— Wednesday⭐ (@jjv9245) March 25, 2023
Aayiye aapka intezaar tha
— Hitesh Mirg (@HiHiteshMirg) March 25, 2023
Dekho "JOE" aagya😍💗
— dhruvyy_ (@dhruvii26) March 25, 2023
His First and last season too 🤭
— కొణిదెల జగన్ నాయుడు (@Swaroop_4) March 25, 2023
Speaking of Joe Root’s records in the shortest format of the game, he has played 32 T20Is so far in his international career of more than a decade. In 30 innings of these 32 matches, the 32-year-old has scored 893 runs with a fair average of 35.72 including five half-centuries.
Apart from this, he also had some brilliant numbers in the International League T20 played in the United Arab Emirates. Root scored 214 runs in five innings with an average of 42.8 In the tournament.
Root can provide a crucial contribution to Rajasthan’s journey in the Indian T20 League owing to his brilliant and amazing caliber at the highest level of the game.
Here’s a look at the Rajasthan squad for the Indian T20 League 2023:
Sanju Samson (c & wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Padikkal, Jos Buttler (wk), Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Obed McCoy, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldeep Yadav, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, KC Cariappa, Jason Holder, Donovan Ferreira (wk), Kunal Rathore, Adam Zampa, KM Asif, Murugan Ashwin, Akash Vashisht, Abdul PA, Joe Root.