Player ComparisonJoe Root
England
England
Ricky Ponting
Australia
AustraliaVS
34yrs
AGE
50yrs
Batter
Role
Batter
Right Hand Bat
Batting Style
Right Hand Bat
Right Arm Off Break
Bowling Style
Right Arm Medium
Joe Root vs Ricky Ponting Stats Comparison For Test, ODI, T20 & More
32
Matches
17
30
Innings
16
893
Runs
401
126.3
S/R
132.8
35.7
Average
28.6
90
Highest Score
98
5
50s
2
0
100s
0
5
Not Out
2
16
Sixes
11
92
Fours
41
707
Balls Faced
302
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Joe Root vs Ricky Ponting: Who is better?
Joe Root has accumulated a total of 24799 runs combined - across all formats in international cricket and T20 leagues while Ricky Ponting has amassed a total of 28392 combined, in the same category. Ricky Ponting is superior than Joe Root on the big stage - purely going by total runs scored.
Joe Root vs Ricky Ponting: Centuries
Player | Test | ODI | T20(I) | T20 | Total Centuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Root | 39 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
Ricky Ponting | 41 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 71 |
Joe Root vs Ricky Ponting: Test Records (Batting)
Player | Innings | Runs | Average | 100s | Highest Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Root | 288 | 13543 | 51.29 | 39 | 262 |
Ricky Ponting | 287 | 13378 | 51.85 | 41 | 257 |
Joe Root vs Ricky Ponting: ODI Records (Batting)
Player | Innings | Runs | Average | 100s | Highest Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Root | 172 | 7301 | 49.33 | 19 | 166 |
Ricky Ponting | 365 | 13704 | 42.03 | 30 | 164 |
Joe Root vs Ricky Ponting: T20 International Records (Batting)
Player | Innings | Runs | Average | 100s | Highest Score | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Root | 30 | 893 | 35.72 | 0 | 90 | 126.3 |
Ricky Ponting | 16 | 401 | 28.64 | 0 | 98 | 132.78 |
Joe Root vs Ricky Ponting: Record in IPL and other T20 Leagues Combined (Batting)
Player | Innings | Runs | Average | 100s | Highest Score | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Root | 119 | 3062 | 32.23 | 0 | 92 | 129.14 |
Ricky Ponting | 43 | 909 | 22.72 | 0 | 98 | 110.98 |
Joe Root vs Ricky Ponting: Comparison FAQs
- Q: Joe Root vs Ricky Ponting who has more centuries?
A: Ricky Ponting has scored 71 centuries in international cricket, which is greater in comparison to Joe Root who has scored 58 centuries in the same category.
- Q: Joe Root vs Ricky Ponting who has scored more runs?
A: Joe Root has scored runs 3062, 13543 and 893 across T20, Test and T20I respectively, which is greater compared to Ricky Ponting's 909, 13378 and 401 across T20, Test and T20I formats. Whereas Ricky Ponting has scored runs 13704 across ODI matches which is more compared to Joe Root's 7301 across ODI formats.
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