Joe Root has left a mark on the world by turning into the main run-scorer for Britain in Test cricket during the primary Test match against Pakistan. In a wonderful showcase of expertise and assurance, Root outperformed Alastair Cook’s well established record, accomplishing a sum of 12546 pursues scoring a great unbeaten 100 years.
Root’s achievement came on Wednesday, hardening his status as Britain’s “GOAT” (Best ever) in red-ball cricket.
With this accomplishment, he has now turned into the fifth-most noteworthy run-scorer throughout the entire existence of Test cricket, joining the positions of legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Jacques Kallis, and Rahul Dravid.
Britain’s Top Run-Scorers in Test Cricket:
Joe Root – 12,473 runs
Alastair Cook – 12,472 runs
Graham Gooch – 8,900 runs
Alec Stewart – 8,463 runs
David Gower – 8,231 runs
Kevin Pietersen – 8,181 runs
Most runs in Test cricket history:
Sachin Tendulkar – 15921
Ricky Ponting – 13378
Jack Kallis – 13289
Rahul Dravid – 13288
Joe Root – 12500
Notwithstanding this record, the 33-year-old hitter has additionally outperformed Younis Khan, Brian Lara, and Mahela Jayawardene as the 6th player with the most hundreds of years in Test cricket. With 35 centuries to his name, Root is only three centuries from outperforming Kumar Sangakkara and Rahul Dravid, possibly making him the fourth-most noteworthy century-creator in the arrangement.
Most Hundreds of years in Test Cricket:
Sachin Tendulkar – 51 centuries
Jacques Kallis – 45 centuries
Ricky Ponting – 41 centuries
Kumar Sangakkara – 38 centuries
Rahul Dravid – 36 centuries
Joe Root – 35 centuries
Younis Khan – 34 centuries
Pakistan won the throw and selected to bat first in this Test match, posting a great 556-run complete in their most memorable innings, setting a considerable test for the meeting Britain side.
Then again, the Three Lions are exhibiting their forceful batting approach, gathering north of 300 runs for the deficiency of only three wickets with Joe Root and Harry Creek contributing vital races to their aggregate.
