Star England batter Joe Root added another feather to his cap on Wednesday as he surpassed legendary batter Alastair Cook for the most runs in Test cricket for the country.
The right-handed batter achieved the milestone in England’s first of the three-match series against Pakistan at Multan
The 33-year-old, who has been in remarkable form, walked out to bat at No.3 with England 4-1 and anchored the innings with a mesmerizing knock.
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He was 71 runs behind Cook’s record of 12,472 in Test cricket for England and achieved the milestone with a boundary off Aamir Jamal.
With 12,473 Test runs, Joe Root is now the highest run-scorer for his country in the format, followed by Cook and legendary Graham Gooch (8900).
Root also reached the fifth spot in the all-time highest Test run-scorers with Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar leading the list with 15921 runs.
Most Runs in Test cricket
- Sachin Tendulkar (India) — 15921
- Ricky Ponting (Australia) — 13378
- Jacques Kallis (South Africa) — 13289
- Rahul Dravid (India) — 13288
- Joe Root (England) — 12473
As of this writing, Root has scored 72 runs from 118 balls with the help of five boundaries, pushing England’s total to 232-2 at Lunch on Day 3. He was supported by Ben Duckett, who played a quick-fire knock of 80* off 67 balls.
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