Joe Root embarrassed in his 150th test, out on zero without opening the account, Virat-Smith's record broken

Cricket News Desk. England's star batsman Joe Root missed his first chance to make his 150th Test special. Joe Root was out without opening the account in the first innings of the ongoing first Test against New Zealand at Hagley Oval. Root's innings lasted only 4 balls. He was dismissed by debutant Nathan Smith.

Root also has a shameful record in his name. He was out for the 13th time in his Test career. If we look at the World Test Championship, this was the eighth time when he was out without opening the account. Let us tell you that Root has left behind Virat Kohli and Steve Smith in terms of taking most wickets in the World Test Championship. Smith-Kohli were out seven times in the WTC.

Be part of a rare club
Apart from this, Joe Root is the third batsman in the world who was out without opening his account in his 150th Test. Before Root, Australia's Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting were also out without opening their 150th Test account. Let us tell you that Joe Root has been struggling to score runs for some time. He has scored only 90 runs in the last five innings. Earlier he had scored a double century in Multan.

Batsman out for zero in 150th test
Steve Waugh (Australia vs Pakistan), Sharjah, 2002 – 1st ball
Ricky Ponting (Australia vs England), Adelaide, 2010 – 1st ball
Joe Root (England vs New Zealand), Hagley Oval, 2024 – 4th ball

Harry Brook scored a century
By the way, Harry Brook did not miss out on getting Joe Root out early. Brook performed brilliantly against New Zealand and scored an unbeaten century. By the end of the day's play, Brook had scored unbeaten 132 runs in 163 balls with the help of 10 fours and two sixes. Captain Ben Stokes (37*) remained with him at the crease during the stumps.
Recall that New Zealand batted first and was all out for 348 runs in 91 overs. In reply, England has scored 319 runs at the loss of 5 wickets in 74 overs till stumps on the second day. The visiting team is currently 29 runs behind New Zealand's score and has five wickets remaining.