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Joe Root creates history! Becomes first England batter to cross 8,000-run mark in ODIs

Joe Root has achieved a historic milestone by becoming the inaugural English cricketer to accumulate 8,000 runs in the One-Day International format. He reached this achievement during a match against Sri Lanka in the Pakistan ODI Tri-Series, contributing a score of 69 runs from 66 balls.

This performance brings his total career output to 8,005 runs across 197 appearances, maintaining an average of 50.66. Root currently holds the top position among England's ODI run-scorers, significantly ahead of Eoin Morgan, Jos Buttler, Ian Bell, and Paul Collingwood.

His career, which began in 2013, includes 20 centuries and 49 half-centuries, with a personal best of 166.

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Joe Root scripts history with 8,000 ODI runs, joins elite international club