England's batsman Jason Roy, a regular feature in limited-overs cricket, has named England Test skipper Joe Root as the world's best batsman. He called Root a gun player and one of his best friends from the team.

He had options from current best batsmen around the world like India captain Virat Kohli, Australia stalwart Steve Smith and New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson.

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"I have to say one of my good pals Joe Root for sure, he's an absolute gun," he said in an interview with CricTracker.

Roy also shared the final moment of the ICC World Cup 2019 final. It was super over and Martin Guptill had hit the ball towards him to score two runs off the final ball. He gathered the ball in one attempt and helped England win the trophy.

"I fumbled a couple of balls earlier and in a weird way, it was kind of a blessing. It told me to calm down, gather my thoughts, take my time, and do the basics right. If that hadn't happened and the ball came to me in the final delivery, there was a chance of me fumbling that one," Roy said.

"Had I done that, I would have turned around and run out of the stadium and would have struggled to play cricket again, to be honest.

"Luckily I did the basics, got the ball to Jos and he did the rest. Jos demolished the stumps and years of hard work and dedication paid dividends for us," he added.