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.
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"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.