Joe Root: During a training session here at Pindi Stadium prior to the first Test against Pakistan, England players made a new friend on the field.
Joe Root and other English players can be seen giving milk to a cat in a cup in a social media video that is now viral. He approached the adorable kitten as his teammates watched, amid rumours that Root might captain the team if regular captain Ben Stokes does not recover from the viral infection.
Joe Root feeds the kitten in stadium
Root gave milk from the dressing room to the kitten that came to meet them during the training. This also showed the world charming and kind behaviour. England’s official fan group, The Barmy Army, posted the video on social media.
England is currently playing against Pakistan at the Rawalpindi stadium in the first test match where the play for Day 1 is currently being held. The second test match of the series will be played in Multan from December 9 – 13. After that, the third and final match of the series will be played in Karachi from Decmeber 17-21.
14 England players fell ill before the match
Recently, England skipper also spoke on Jofra Archer’s prolonged injury and about his return to the Ashes series scheduled in summer 2023. However, the play for first match was under several doubts as many as 14 players of England were reported ill due to a virus. Although, the match later began at its usual time.
England Playing 11: Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam (c), Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Agha Salman, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Ali, Zahid Mahmood
Pakistan Playing 11: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (wk), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Liam Livingstone, Will Jacks, Jack Leach, Ollie Robinson, James Anderson
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