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Joe Root becomes first visiting skipper to notch a double ton in New Zealand

Root seems to have silenced his critics for a while with his classy double ton in Hamilton Test.

SNS | New Delhi | December 3, 2019 5:23 pm

Joe Root becomes first visiting skipper to notch a double ton in New Zealand

England's batsman Joe Root celebrates his double century (200 runs) on day four of the second cricket Test match between England and New Zealand at Seddon Park in Hamilton on December 2, 2019. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP)

England skipper Joe Root has silenced his critics in style after he scored a historic double hundred in the Hamilton Test on Monday. Root registered a massive double hundred and helped his side recover in the second Test against New Zealand.

Root’s 226 against New Zealand made him the first visiting captain to score a double hundred in New Zealand. He also became only the fourth England captain to have a 200 plus score against his name in a Test match played in overseas conditions.

Root thus joins a rare and elite list of England skippers. Len Hutton was the first England captain to score a double hundred in overseas Tests. He scored 205 long back in 1954 in Kingston. He was followed by Ted Dexter who scored a double hundred as captain in 192 in Karachi.

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Much later in 2015, Alastair Cook scored a double hundred (263) against Pak in Abu Dhabi and Root’s double came four years later on Monday.

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