Joe Root Breaks Sachin Tendulkar's Elite Record, Becomes Leading Run Getter In…
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In 16 Tests played so far against India in England, Root has scored 1579 runs.
Joe Root came out to bat at No. 4 for England in the first innings of the ongoing first Test against India at Headingley in Leeds, and by crossing the two-run mark, he broke Sachin Tendulkar's record of scoring the most runs in India-England Tests played on English soil. During his 24-year-long Test career, Tendulkar played 17 Tests for India in England and, with the help of four centuries and eight fifties, scored 1575 runs. On the other hand, Root now has 1579 runs to his name in 16 Tests against India in England.
The former England Test captain has hammered seven centuries and five fifties in Tests against India in England.
Joe Root (England) – 1579*
Sachin Tendulkar (India) – 1575
Rahul Dravid (India) – 1376
Alastair Cook (England) – 1196
Sunil Gavaskar (India) – 1152
Graham Gooch (England) – 1134
Ian Bell (England) – 991
Virat Kohli (India) – 976
Dilip Vengsarkar (India) – 960
Sourav Ganguly (India) – 915
The Sheffield-born cricketer is England's leading run getter in the five-day format of the game, and he also holds the record for scoring the most runs in Test matches played between India and England.
If Root manages to score at least 154 runs in the ongoing Test, then he will become the first batter in the world to score 3000 runs in Test cricket against India.
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