England captain Joe Root equaled the record of former Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar by scoring a fifty in the first Test against Pakistan at Headingley. Root scored 66 with 10 fours while batting for England in the first innings the next day. With this, he became the first batsman to score joint-most fifties in Test cricket, equaling Sachin Tendulkar.
This was Route’s 68th half-century in Test cricket. Meanwhile, the great Tendulkar also scored 68 fifties in his Test career. The only difference is that Root equaled Sachin Tendulkar’s world record in fewer matches.
Sachin scored 68 half-centuries in 200 Tests, while Root achieved this feat in only the 167th Test. Root will have a chance to leave Sachin behind in the same match. He became the highest Test half-century batsman by scoring a half-century in England’s second innings. It will be interesting to see when Root leaves Sachin behind.
Record for most half-centuries in TestsJoe Root (England) – 68* Fifty (167 Tests) Sachin Tendulkar 68 Fifties (200 Tests)
Root also has an eye on Sachin’s Test centuries.Sachin Tendulkar is the batsman with the most centuries in Test cricket. He has scored 51 Test centuries in his career. Root has scored 41 Test centuries so far. Root is third in the list of batsmen with most centuries. He is ahead of South Africa’s Jacques Cassil, who scored 45 centuries in his Test career. Kallis is no longer an active player, so Root has a chance to break Sachin’s century record. It will be interesting to see if he can break Tendulkar’s century record.
