ODI World Cup 2023: Flop XI of fourth week
After last week's cricketing action, it’s time to prepare the team of flop XI players who failed to do their jobs efficiently in those seven days.
3. Joe Root
England have produced their one of the worst performances in the International Cricket Council (ICC) tournaments in nine years. Their batters were expected to have a blast on Indian pitches known for being batting-friendly but all their key names have failed to showcase their best with their bats.
Joe Root’s job is to reinforce England’s top-order, batting at number three but he has failed to justify his role. Playing six games, Root has accumulated only 175 runs in six matches at a disappointing average of 29.16. In the must-win game against Sri Lanka in Bengaluru, England failed drastically to handle pressure and registered a humiliating eight-wicket defeat.
Root, one of the most experienced players in the squad, lost his wicket on score of three while stealing a run. England were tasked to chase 230 runs against India in Lucknow and the veteran batter got dismissed on a duck against Jasprit Bumrah.
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