Anderson, at the age of 42, has registered himself for the IPL 2025 mega auction.

Buttler will take up England captaincy duties ahead of the five-match T20I series against the West Indies, with Phil Salt to don the keeping gloves.

England have been defeated 2-1 in a three-match ODI series by West Indies.

The 33-year-old's current run tally now stands at a whopping 12,716, just 3,206 runs shy of going past India's 'God of Cricket' to become the most decorated batter in Test history.

Former England opener and recent International Cricket Council (ICC) Hall of Famer Alastair Cook expressed his admiration for the Three Lions' highly-attacking and positive 'Bazball' brand of cricket

Former India spinner Neetu David, who still holds the record for the best figures (8/53) by a woman in an individual Test innings, on Wednesday became only the second female cricketer from the country to be inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame

Six double hundreds also makes Root go level with a host of cricket legends.

Former cricketer Michael Atherton heaped praise on Joe Root for becoming England's leading run-getter in Tests and called the 33-year-old an "absolute champion".

Ben Stokes said that it's going to take a long time for someone to break Joe Root's record.

As Joe Root achieved the feat he was applauded by a handful of England fans at Multan stadium as well as his team-mates in the dressing room.