James Anderson On Joe Root Injury: The second Test being played between India and England in Visakhapatnam is at an exciting stage. In the second innings, Team India has given a target of 399 runs to the guests. After this, by the end of the third day's play, the English team had scored 67 runs after losing one wicket. However, Joe Root's injury remains a matter of concern for England. After the end of the third day's play, fast bowler James Anderson has given a big update on Joe Root's injury.
Let us tell you that Joe Root's finger is injured. For this reason he could not field and bowl on the third day. He was seen outside the field. In such a situation, the biggest question is whether he will come to bat in the second innings or not. Well, the team's fast bowler James Anderson has answered this question.
Root suffered the injury during the 18th over of India's second innings, when he tried to catch the ball that hit Shubman Gill's bat in the slips. England team management said in an update that Joe Root suffered an injury on the little finger of his right hand while attempting to take a catch in the slips in the first session of the third day. England's medical team is treating him and applying ice on his finger, due to which he will remain out of the field.
Former captain Root did not return to the field. Anderson said in the press conference after the end of the third day's play, “Yes, he is taking care of it. I think he got injured in the same finger in the morning practice also. Then in the field also the same finger got injured. was Injured.”
He further said, “I don't think there is anything to worry about. Just making sure that he is as good as possible for tomorrow. We might need him in the batting. So we are making sure that he is holding the bat. There's no point in taking any more risks, so we're making sure he's fit to bat.”
Joe Root has not been able to score much runs in this series so far, but in the first Test in Hyderabad, he took four wickets for 79 runs and one wicket for 41 runs in two innings. In the Hyderabad Test he could score 29 and two runs whereas here he could score only five runs in the first innings.
