Joe Root became the seventh highest run scorer in Test cricket: England’s explosive batsman Joe Root did a great feat in the ongoing third Test match against the West Indies. He broke former West Indies batsman Brian Lara’s record at the Edgbaston Stadium on Saturday. Root has reached the seventh position in the list of highest run-scorers in Test history. At the time of writing, he has 12027* runs in 261 Test innings. Lara scored 11953 runs in 232 innings in his career. He has slipped to eighth place. Root surpassed former West Indies cricketer Shivnarine Chanderpaul (11867) in the second Test.
Joe Root made his Test debut in December 2012. He has so far scored 32 centuries and 63 fifties in 143 Tests. He scored a half-century in the third Test and was dismissed for 87 runs. He scored a century in the last match. The record for most runs in Test cricket is held by the great Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar. He scored 15921 runs in 200 Test matches. Sachin scored 51 centuries and 68 fifties, which are the most.
Second on the list is former Australia captain Ricky Ponting, who has scored 13378 runs in 168 Tests. He scored 41 centuries and 62 fifties. Former South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis added 13289 runs in 166 matches. He scored 45 centuries and 58 fifties. Former India batsman Rahul Dravid is at the fourth position. Dravid scored 13288 runs in 164 Tests. Former England player Alastair Cook (12,472 runs in 161 Tests) is fifth.
Highest run-scorer in Test history –
Sachin Tendulkar – 15,921 (329 innings)
Ricky Ponting – 13,378 (287 innings)
Jacques Kallis – 13,289 (280 innings)
Rahul Dravid – 13,288 (286 innings)
Alastair Cook – 12,472 (291 innings)
Kumar Sangakkara – 12,400 (233 innings)
Joe Root – 12027* (261 innings)
Brian Lara – 11953 (231 innings)
Talking about England vs West Indies Third Test, Craig Brathwaite’s brigade scored 282 runs in the first innings. Hosts England did not get off to a good start in the first innings. Opener Ben Duckett could only score three runs. Jack Crowley scored 18 and Ollie Pope scored 10. Mark Wood’s account has not been opened. Harry Brook (2) returns to the pavilion cheaply. After adding 54 runs by the 12th over, England lost five wickets.
