Joe Root: England’s star batsman and Test captain Joe Root has made many big records in his name by playing an inning of 66 runs in the first Test match against Pakistan.
Joe Root: England’s star batsman and Test captain Joe Root has made many big records in his name by playing an innings of 66 runs in the first Test match against Pakistan. Root has equaled Sachin Tendulkar in terms of scoring the most number of fifties in Test cricket. Apart from this, he has become the first captain in the world to complete 3000 runs in the history of the World Test Championship.
Became the first captain in the world to do so
Joe Root has created history by batting brilliantly in the first test match against Pakistan. He has become the first player in the world to complete 3000 runs as a captain in the history of the World Test Championship. He achieved this milestone after scoring 42 runs in the Leeds Test. Recently, Ben Stokes had announced his retirement from international cricket, after which the ECB again handed over the command of the Test team to Joe Root.
Most runs scored in WTC
In the World Test Championship, Joe Root has so far completed 3000 runs in 34 matches as captain. During this period he has scored 8 centuries and 13 half-centuries. Apart from this, he has also made the record of scoring most runs in WTC. So far he has scored 6717 runs in 78 matches of the World Test Championship. Apart from this, he has become the first batsman in the world to score 5 thousand or more runs in the history of WTC.
Sachin Tendulkar made world record in fewer matches
In the Leeds Test against Pakistan, Joe Root batted brilliantly and scored 66 runs with the help of 10 fours in the first innings. With this, he has become the batsman who has jointly scored the most number of fifties in Test cricket. He has equaled the great batsman Sachin Tendulkar. This route was the 68th fifty in Test cricket. On the other hand, veteran batsman Sachin Tendulkar had also scored 68 half-centuries in his Test career. Sachin had scored 68 half-centuries in 200 Tests, whereas Root has achieved this feat in only his 167th Test.