England vs India 2018: Report Card of key players for the Test series

#6 Joe Root

Joe Root after his hundred at Oval

At the start of the series, there was one more battle other than the Anderson/Kohli battle which everyone was looking forward to and it was Joe Root vs Virat Kohli. It was not that Joe Root had a terrible run of form and couldn't score anything but he was getting starts and throwing them away as a gift to the opposition.

As a captain, he needs to show more responsibility while batting as there were two instances where he gifted his wicket, running himself out. There was finally a century from Joe, even though it came when least required. Although he finished the series with 319 runs at an average of 35.44, you expect more from a player of his class.

Rating - 7/10