Eng vs NZ, 1st Test: Joe Root Gets 'A Hero's Welcome' By Teammates After Heroic Ton Vs NZ - WATCH

England players embraced Joe Root's heroics by honoring him with a standing ovation when he returned back to the dressing room after Eng vs NZ 1st Test got over.

Joe Root scored the 26th Test ton of his career and completed 10000 Test runs.

New Delhi: The England cricket team led by newly-appointed skipper Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum as a head coach started the home season on a winning note by defeating mighty New Zealand in the 1st Test of the three-match Test series at Lord's cricket stadium on Sunday. Defending World Test champions New Zealand had given a 277-run target for England to chase which the hosts attained in the fourth innings of Day 4 for the win.

The catalyst of England's thrilling win was their former Test skipper Joe Root who scored a scintillating hard-fought 26th Test ton of his career and completed 10000 Test runs. After the match got over, England players embraced Root's heroics by honoring him with a standing ovation when he returned back to the dressing room. The video of the heart-warming gesture went viral on social media.

Check below the viral video...

A hero's welcome for @Root66! 👏

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 #ENGvNZ 🇳🇿 pic.twitter.com/V7wa3aJt1a

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) June 5, 2022

"Hopefully, we can use this as a way to step forward. The number of times Ben (Stokes) has won us Tests under my leadership, it's a great chance for me to give back to him. I love batting. I want to score as many runs as I can and win us as many Test matches as I can. As long as I've got the energy and the drive to do it, I'll do it," said Root.

"I couldn't wish for a better person to be leading this team," he concluded.