Delhi: England star batsman Joe Root scored 166 runs against the West Indies, playing the best innings of his career in ODI international cricket and won his team. After this great performance, Root has expressed the possibility of playing in the 2027 World Cup.

In the match played on Sunday, England took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series on the basis of Root’s innings. After the match, when he was asked questions about the future, he said that he is still as inspired and dedicated to the game.

Taking the Player of the Match Award, Root said, “I still believe that I still want to be better in me, as long as I will have a passion to practice and improve myself, I will consider myself to contribute to the team.”

He further said, “As long as I am scoring runs and useful for the team, I will keep presenting myself for selection. What happens next, it will tell this time.”

Root also achieved the distinction of England becoming the highest run -scorer with this innings, breaking Eoin Morgan’s record of 6,957 runs. Apart from this, he is already the highest run -scorer in England’s Test cricket.