Delhi: England’s legendary batsman Joe Root is attracting everyone’s attention with his brilliant performance in Test cricket. His form and hard work have put him on the path to becoming one of the greatest players in cricket history. Root recently scored another brilliant century in the second Test against New Zealand, taking his total Test runs to 12,886. He is now at fifth place in the list of players who have scored the most runs in Test cricket.
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492 runs away from Ricky Ponting
There is a gap of only 492 runs between him and second placed Australia’s Ricky Ponting (13,378 runs). Looking at Root’s current form, it can be said that he can achieve this position soon.
Look at Sachin Tendulkar’s record
Root has made huge improvements in his batting in the last few years. Especially since 2021, he has scored 5,063 runs in 54 Test matches at an average of 56.25, which includes 19 centuries. After Ben Stokes became the captain, Root got a chance to focus more on his batting, and the result is clearly visible in his form.
To reach Sachin, 3035 runs will have to be scored.
Sachin Tendulkar had scored 15,921 runs in 200 Test matches in his career, which is a big record even today. However, considering Root’s consistency and his age, experts believe that he can break this record. Root will have to score 3035 runs to do this.
This journey of Joe Root shows that with the right hard work and patience, even the biggest goals can be achieved. Now it will be interesting to see whether he can surpass Tendulkar’s huge figure of 15,921 runs.
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