Joe Root: podcast appearances and interviews

Joe Root is the co-CEO and co-founder of Permutive. His background is rooted in cricket, where he is recognized as a prominent English international cricketer. Root has represented England in Tests and One Day Internationals and served as captain of the Test team from 2017 to 2022. He is regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of his era and is among the finest England has produced. Root is the leading run-scorer among active batsmen and the second highest run-scorer of all time in Test cricket. He holds the record for the most runs scored by an England player in both Tests and ODIs, as well as the most centuries in each format for England. He made his Test debut in 2012 and his ODI debut in 2013, and played for the England Twenty20 International team between 2012 and 2019. Root captained England in a record number of Test matches and achieved numerous milestones, including topping the ICC rankings for Test batsmen on ten occasions and being named the ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year and the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World for 2021. In addition to his batting achievements, he holds records for notable partnerships and is the only English player to score over 1000 runs in the ICC Cricket World Cup. Known for his versatile batting, occasional off-spin bowling, and fielding at first slip, Root has also set records for most Test catches by an outfield player.