Joe Root Height, Age, Girlfriend, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Bio
Full Name	Joseph Edward Root
Nickname(s)	Joe, Shorty, The Golden Child
Profession	Cricketer
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 183 cm in meters- 1.83 m in Feet Inches- 6’ 0”
Eye Colour	Light Blue
Hair Colour	Blonde
Cricket
International Debut	Test- 13 December 2012 vs India in Nagpur ODI- 11 January 2013 vs India in Rajkot T20- 22 December 2012 vs India in Mumbai
Jersey Number	#5, 66 (England) #5 (IPL, County Cricket)
Domestic/State Team	Yorkshire, England, England XI
Nature on field	Calm
Likes to play against	Australia and India
Favourite Shot	Straight drive
Records (main ones)	• His debut Test match innings of 73 runs in 289 minutes is the 6th longest innings by an English batsman on debut. • 1st ever Yorkshire batsman to hit an ODI hundred at Headingley • 3rd third highest run-scorer in cricket history after 25 Tests, ahead of him were Brian Lara and Rahul Dravid • His 83 runs of just 44 balls in ICC World T20 2016 match against South Africa was the 2nd best chase in T20Is and the best chase in World T20s. • In August 2021, when England hosted India, he scored the most Test centuries by an England batsman in a year, most Test runs by an England batsman in a year, and most Test runs by anyone in a year. [1]BBC • On 5 June 2022, he became the 14th player in cricket history and the second England player to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket; this feat came on the fourth day of the first Test against New Zealand at Lords's. [2]ICC
Career Turning Point	Getting Man of the Series award for England Under-19 against Bangladesh Under-19 in 2010
Personal Life
Date of Birth	30 December 1990
Age (as of 2021)	31 Years
Birthplace	Dore, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Zodiac sign	Capricorn
Nationality	English
Hometown	Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
School	King Ecgbert School, Sheffield
College	Worksop College in Worksop
Family	Father- Matt Root Mother- Helen Root Brother- Billy Root (Younger) Sisters- Wanda Root and Amanda Root
Religion	Christianity
Hobbies	Playing the guitar
Controversies	Late night in a Birmingham nightclub, he got punched by Australian batsman David Warner in 2013.
Favourites
Cricketer	Batsman: Michael Vaughan Bowler: James Anderson
Food	Weetabix, chocolate chips and bacon sandwich
Actor	Brad Pitt
Travel Destination	Barbados
Girls, Family & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	1 December 2018
Affairs/Girlfriends	Carrie Cotterill
Wife	Carrie Cotterill
Children	Son- Alfred William Root Daughter- Name Not Known

Some Lesser Known Facts About Joe Root

• Does Joe Root smoke?: No

• Does Joe Root drink alcohol?: Yes

• Joe was the Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 2014.

• His grandfather, Rotherham CC was a former Yorkshire captain, and his younger brother, Billy is an MCC cricketer.

• His college team-mates used to call him FEC i.e. Future England Captain.

• He is a prankster, both on and off the field.

• His favourite super hero is Batman.