Joe Root becomes England's most successful Test captain after defeating India by an innings and 76 runs at Headingley
While England levelled the 5-match series 1-1, Root surpassed the likes of Michael Vaughan, Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook in terms of most number of wins by an England Test captain.
England captain Joe Root on Saturday altered the record books after his team defeated India by an innings and 76 runs at Headingly. With this scintillating win, he became the England’s most successful Test captain with 27 wins to his credit.
While England levelled the 5-match series 1-1, Root surpassed the likes of Michael Vaughan, Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook in terms of most number of wins an England Test captain.
The victory at Headingley was England’s 27th Test win under Root’s leadership. Vaughan had won 26 matches while Cook and Strauss had lead England to victory on 24 occasions. Former captain Peter May stands next 20 Test wins for England.
| England Captains | Number of Test wins |
| Joe Root (55 Tests) | 27 |
| Michael Vaughan (51 Test) | 26 |
| Andrew Strauss (50 Tests) | 24 |
| Alastair Cook (59 Tests) | 24 |
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On the other hand, it was the second innings defeat for India under Kohli’s reign. India’s last defeat by an innings came against England at Lord’s, during their last tour in 2018.
| Innings defeats under Virat Kohli |
| Innings & 159 runs against England, Lord's 2018 |
| Innings & 76 runs against England, Leeds 2021 |
It was a match that England won by executing their strategies to perfection with an idea of opposition’s soft underbellies. It was Robinson's second five-for in the series and the tall seamer after a difficult initiation to Test cricket due to off-field controversies is proving to be an asset for this team.
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England skipper Joe Root cold not stop smiling after his team's "clinical performance."
“It was fantastic, clinical performance, the two big lads were exceptional, built pressure early on. Three maidens this morning, and we felt we were in a good place to take wickets. When chances came we took them,” he said.
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