Who is Joe Burns? Know About His Relationships, Family, Career, Stats and More

Joe Burns is a former cricketer of the Australian Cricket team, but now plays as a captain and right-handed batsman for the Italy National Cricket team. He has earned a lot of respect while playing as the top-order batsman of Australia and is now continuing to lead the team of Italy as their new captain. Burns made his international debut with the Australian team by playing his first Test match against India in 2014. He is a very consistent player who has scored 5 centuries in his international career and plays well in the domestic as well as in franchise T20 leagues.

Joe Burns Biography

Joe Burns was born in Herston, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, on September 6, 1989, and started playing as a batsman with the Australian National Cricket Team. He started playing cricket at Nudgee College, where he was encouraged by his coaches and parents to pursue his dream and become a cricketer. Burns started playing cricket from a very early age and finally debuted in a Test match as an opener. His mother was from Italy, and thus, considering his connection, the national team of Italy decided to appoint him as the new captain in 2024.

Joe Burns Religion & Caste

Joe Burns is a follower of Christianity, as most Australians come from a Christian background. Although he does not talk much about his religion or caste and thus is completely focused on his cricket career.

Joe Burns Family

Joe Burns comes from a very loving and supportive family that helped him grow in his career. He has his background from both Italy and Australia, as his father was basically from Australia, and his mother was Italian. Burns' parents gave him good values as they both were school teachers and maintained a good environment at home. He was very close to his brother, who passed away in 2024, which affected him a lot.

Joe Burns Father

Joe Burns' father is Reg Burns, who used to work as a school teacher and retired from the post of human resources director. At the time of his retirement, Burns was selected in Australia’s Test squad in December 2014. They both celebrated this moment with a bottle of champagne and encouraged Burns to go ahead in his career.

Joe Burns Mother

Joe Burns' mother is Grazia who was born in Australia but comes from an Italian heritage. She acted as a pillar of strength for his son and gave him emotional support in his career. Grazia's Italian heritage helped him to become the new captain of Italy's cricket team.

Joe Burns Brother

Joe Burns had an elder brother named Dominic Burns, who was also a cricketer but passed away in February 2024. They were both very close to each other, and when Dominic died, it affected Burns' personal and professional life, as he was devastated after this incident.

Joe Burns Sister

There is no publicly available information about Joe Burns' sister, as he only has an elder brother. After Dominic's death, Burns has been left alone and is the only son of his parents.

Joe Burns Instagram

Joe Burns does have an Instagram account under the name of @joeburns441, where he has more than 99.8k followers and has posted 292 posts. On his Instagram, he mostly posts about his cricket journey, achievements, pictures with friends, and from vacations.

Joe Burns Twitter

Joe Burns does have an X [formerly Twitter] account under the handle @joeburns441, where he has more than 24.4k followers. On his Twitter, he posts some photo related to his cricket journey, achievements, and shares some memes.

Joe Burns Facebook

Joe Burns also has a Facebook account under the name of @Joe Burns and has more than 211k followers on it. On his facebook, he only posts about his cricket journey and pictures form the field.

Joe Burns Jersey

Joe Burns wears the jersey number 85 while playing across all the formats of international cricket, domestic cricket and other T20 franchise leagues. He wears the jersey number 85 as a tribute to his late brother as it was his jersey number that he wore in his last match.

Joe Burns Relationship

There is no publicly available information about Joe Burns' present or past relationships. He does not wants to indulge in any romamantic relationship right now and is focused on his cricket career.

Joe Burns Girlfriend

There is no publicly available information about Joe Burns girlfriend as he is currently single. He has new roles to handle as the captain of Italy and thus wants to focus on the same.

Joe Burns Net Worth & Salary

Joe Burns net worth is estimated to be approximately million, which is ₹24 crores. His total net worth came out after including his Australia and Italy Cricket Central Contract, different match fees, franchise leagues' salary, and other domestic leagues. Burns received an estimated amount of AUD 200–500k annually as his Australia Cricket Central Contract, and above that, he received AUD 15,000–20,000 per Test Match. He also receives between AUD 80k–150k per season while playing in the BBl for Melbourne Stars.

Joe Burns Career

Joe Burns career has been full of twists and turns till now, as until 2023, he was playing for the Australian cricket team, but in 2024, he shifted to Italy's cricket team and was also made the captain. Burns made his debut in international cricket format by playing his first Test match for Australia against India in 2014. In his international career, he has scored a total of 5 centuries in Tests and T20Is and has impressed everyone with his cricket skills. Burns has also played well in his domestic as well as franchise league career.

International Career

Joe Burns debuted in international Test format for Australia on December 26, 2014, against India, and later debuted in ODI format for Australia on August 27, 2015. On June 9, 2024, he debuted in the T20I international format for Italy against Luxembourg. Burns is a very consistent player, and that was the reason he was appointed as the new captain of Italy. He has hit amazing centuries against Pakistan and New Zealand in his international career. Burns has played 23 Test matches in his career, in which he has made 1,442 runs along with 4 centuries.

Other Leagues Career

Apart from his international career, Joe Burns has played exceptionally well in franchise T20 leagues such as BBL, CLT20 and Vitality Blast. He started his BBL career playing with the Brisbane Heat and later shifted to Melbourne Stars on a three-year deal. Burns has played 68 BBL matches and had made 1,327 runs for the teams. He also plays in county cricket and has played with the teams Leicestershire, Middlesex, Glamorgan, and Lancashire. Although he has not participated in the Indian Premier League yet, he is focused towards his international career.

Joe Burns Achievements & Awards

Joe Burns has achieved a lot in his domestic, international as well and franchise league career. In 2016, he hit his first Test century against New Zealand and made 170 runs. Burns made a record by becoming the sixth cricketer in history to have hit international centuries for two different countries, as he made 108 runs in the T20 World Cup qualifier for Italy. It was also Italy's highest individual T20I score, and he was also selected as the captain of the team. In 2021, Burns was selected for the Ashes Squad and in 2022, he was awarded Queensland Player of the Year.