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Joe Root creates history, becomes first English player to hit 500 runs

Besides Joe Root, Johnny Bairstow became the first Englishman to score two World Cup tons in succession in the ongoing Cricket World Cup

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England's Joe Root in action against New Zealand in the on-going Cricket World Cup. Pic/AFP

England's Joe Root in action against New Zealand in the on-going Cricket World Cup. Pic/AFP

On Wednesday, England cricketer Joe Root, who is a world class batsman and a brilliant test cricketer created history during his side's match against New Zealand when he scored 24 runs. Root became the first English player to amass 500 runs in a single edition of the Cricket World Cup, a feat which wasn't achieved by any English cricketer till date.

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