World Cup 2019: 5 Batsmen who can score most runs in the tournament

#2 Joe Root

Joe Root

Joe Root is the glue that holds England's batting line-up, that is full of stroke-players, together. Root might not be the most aggressive batsman going around, but his old-fashioned ODI style of batting has been extremely effective for Team England. Root averages more than 50 in ODIs and provides calmness to England's middle-order. And even though he is not a big-hitter, Root is a brilliant reader of the game and has the ability to maneuver the field and keep the scoreboard ticking.

He has had a brilliant start to the World Cup too. Root has already scored 179 runs in three innings with one fifty and one hundred to his name. England is a batting heavy side and will play most of its matches on high scoring grounds which will make Root a strong contender to finish as the highest run-getter of World Cup 2019.