Root ended up scoring 190 runs in his first innings, which helped England in winning the Test match by a huge margin.
Leading a side in any format of the game is not easy as pressure is added with new responsibility but players have shown over the years, pressure is one thing which brings out best from them. The Test format is the most prestigious one for the players and they have often expressed their desire of representing their country in the most elite form. Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, Kane Williamson and Joe Root are the best batsmen in the current generation and have scored lot of runs. Prior to first Test match between England and South Africa, the above three from India, Australia and New Zealand have already started leading their nation in international cricket while Root got the first taste of captaincy during the first Test against South Africa. He scored a brilliant hundred on his Test debut as captain and entered the record books for his European nation. Here is the list of 6 Englishmen who scored a Test century on captaincy debut.
JOE ROOT
It is impossible to imagine how, for Joe Root, day one could have gone any better than this. In his first innings as England captain he hit a brilliant unbeaten 184, turning what threatened to be a very bad day into a thrillingly good one. Root arrived at the crease at 17-2 and not too long after they were 76-4. When he walked off to a standing ovation at stumps they were 357-5 on the first day of the match. Danger had been transformed into dominance. He ended up scoring 190 runs in his first innings, which not only helped England in winning the Test match by a huge margin but also showed that England is in safe hands.
ALASTAIR COOK
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