Joe Root named as England’s Test, ODI cricketer of year Monday May 16,2016

Joe Root has been named England’s Test and One-Day International (ODI) cricketer of the year at the England Cricket Board’s annual awards.

Joe Root was on Monday May 16,2016  also voted men’s player of the year by England fans for the second year running.

The supporters recognised his outstanding performances which included a pair of hundreds during a 3-2 home Ashes success, four ODI hundreds across the voting period, and a team-high 249 runs during the ICC World T20, in which England finished runners-up to the West Indies.

Joe Root beat off competition from fellow nominees Stuart Broad and Ben Stokes for the Test cricket award, with Jos Buttler and David Willey his rivals for the ODI award, according to ecb.co.uk