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Joe Root may miss upcoming ODI series against India

Jan. 2 (CRICKETNMORE) - England's star batsman Joe Root will not be able join the team for the upcoming one-day series against India as his partner Carrie is expecting the birth of their first child. Root's partner Carrie is due to give birth

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Saurabh Sharma
By Saurabh Sharma
Jan 02, 2017 • 02:12 PM

Jan. 2 (CRICKETNMORE) - England's star batsman Joe Root will not be able join the team for the upcoming one-day series against India as his partner Carrie is expecting the birth of their first child.

Saurabh Sharma
By Saurabh Sharma
January 02, 2017 • 02:12 PM

Root's partner Carrie is due to give birth this month, with the team set to fly to India on Thursday.

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The first one-day international in Pune takes place on Sunday, 15 January, followed by matches in Cuttack on 19 January and Kolkata on 22 January. Root, 26, scored 491 runs in the recent 4-0 Test series defeat by India.

The Yorkshire player has the second best one-day international average of any England player in history, with 45.71 from 78 matches.


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