Solo Sachin Tendulkar y Ricky Ponting han anotado más carreras que Joe Root en el cricket de prueba.
Joe Root inched closer to the top of the pile in Test cricket with another milestone. The England superstar leapfrogged Jacques Kallis and Rahul Dravid in the IND vs ENG 4th Test to become the 3rd highest run getter in Test cricket. Root only trails Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting, with the latter just 48 more runs away.
Most runs in Test cricket: Joe Root moves to No. 3
Joe Root needed 30 more runs in Manchester to climb up to 3rd spot in the list. The 34-year-old with 13259 runs in 156 Tests, while Rahul Dravid (13288) is 4th, with Jacques Kallis one ahead with 13,289. Root was unbeaten on 11 at the end of Day 2 and made the milestone a formality in the early stages of Day 3.
The former England captain has enjoyed a resurgence since the start of this decade, leading the World Test Championship run tally. Root has 5807 runs since ICC introduced the tournament, 1600 more than next best Steve Smith. Root now will have eyes on the overall mark, with Ricky Ponting next in line. The former Australian captain scored 13378 in 168 Tests. Root needs to score 120 in Manchester to surpass that tally and be the second leading run-getter in entire Test history.
Most runs in Test cricket
| Player | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar (IND) | 200 | 329 | 15921 | 248* | 53.78 | 51 | 68 |
| Ricky Ponting (AUS) | 168 | 287 | 13378 | 257 | 51.85 | 41 | 62 |
| Joe Root (ENG) | 157 | 286 | 13289 | 262 | 50.90 | 37 | 66 |
| Jacques Kallis (ICC/SA) | 166 | 280 | 13289 | 224 | 55.37 | 45 | 58 |
| Rahul Dravid (ICC/IND) | 164 | 286 | 13288 | 270 | 52.31 | 36 | 63 |
Can Joe Root nail down Sachin Tendulkar’s record?
Joe Root had a slow start to the India vs England series, but picked up with a century in the first innings at Lord’s in the 3rd Test. He is still 2662 runs away from the ‘God of Cricket’, with Sachin having amassed a mind boggling 15921 runs in 200 Tests. At 34, Root has time on his side to make a chase at that record.
The former England captain has scored more than 1000 runs in 3 of his last 5 calendar years, averaging in excess of 45 in each of his last 5 years. Since quitting captaincy, Root has averaged in excess of 50, finding another gear to his batting. Should the England star continue to play cricket for the next few years, he could well surpass Sachin’s run tally.
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