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NOTTINGHAM: England star batter Joe Root on Thursday became the fastest batter to complete 13,000 Test runs during the ongoing one-off Test against Zimbabwe here at Trent Bridge.
Veteran Joe Root achieved the milestone when he completed 28 runs in the 80th over on Day 1 of the ongoing historic Test. He needed 28 runs to achieve the landmark before coming in to bat.
The right-handed batter is only the 5th batter overall and the first from England to accumulate this many runs in the longest format. In doing so, he surpassed the likes of legendary Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Ricky Ponting and Jacques Kallis
He is now the fifth player overall—and the first from England—to cross the 13,000-run mark in Test cricket. Tendulkar still leads the all-time list with 15,921 runs in 200 matches.
Fastest to reach 13000 Test runs (Matches)
Joe Root made his Test debut against India in 2012 and has since become one of the most consistent batters in the longest format of the game.
Root’s feat was the highlight of the outstanding opening day, which marked the beginning of the English summer.
England’s dominance was evident as they piled up 498-3 in 88 overs on the opening day.
The highlight of the first day was Ben Duckett’s (140) and Zak Crawley’s (124) mammoth opening stand. Both batters scored sublime centuries in a 231-run partnership before getting dismissed.
The opening pair’s centuries were followed by Ollie Pope’s magnificent 169*, who, along with Harry Brook (9), remained unbeaten at the end of day’s play.
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