“Ludicrous reverse sweep”: Joe Root reverse sweeps Neil Wagner for six over third man at Headingley

Dixit Bhargav | 26/06/2022
"Ludicrous reverse sweep": Joe Root reverse sweeps Neil Wagner for six over third man at Headingley

Joe Root reverse sweeps Neil Wagner: The former English captain became a source of amazement at Headingley with an innovative shot.

During the fourth day of the third Test of the ongoing New Zealand’s tour of England in Leeds, former England captain Joe Root was brave enough to reverse sweep New Zealand fast bowler Neil Wagner under surprising circumstances.

It all happened on the last delivery of the 22nd over when Root got into position just at the right time to play a rare risk-involving shot to hit Wagner for a six over third man.

Root, who became an instant source of amazement for playing such an innovative shot, soon exchanged smiles with the bowler who perhaps expressed surprise at being hit in such a manner by a quintessential Test match batter.

It is noteworthy that this is not the first time Root has played such a shot in this series. It was during the fourth day of the second Test in Nottingham that Root had reverse-scooped Tim Southee for a six to astonish former captain Sir Alastair Cook.

Coming in to bat at No. 4 in the 12th over, Root has put together a 70-run third-wicket partnership alongside batter Ollie Pope. While Pope has completed a personal half-century, Root appears set to reach one in a 296-run chase.

In spite of losing opening batters Alex Lees (9) and Zac Crawley (25), Pope and Root’s positive display of batting has ensured that England finish Day 4 with a significant advantage in their hand.

Joe Root reverse sweeps Neil Wagner for six over third man at Headingley

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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