Who is ahead in Joe Root vs Sachin Tendulkar? This is the mirror of statistics after 40 centuries in test cricket
Joe Root performed brilliantly on the first day of the second Ashes Test being played at the Gabba in Brisbane, scoring his first Test century on Australian soil. Root scored 138 runs while remaining not out and this was also his 40th Test century in the longest format of cricket. With this century, he also came close to many records of Sachin Tendulkar in Test cricket.
Now Root is only 11 centuries behind Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar in the Test format and he still needs 2235 more runs to score the most runs in the history of Test cricket. Sachin Tendulkar ended his career with 51 centuries in Test cricket. If we compare the figures of Root and Tendulkar, it can be seen that Sachin played 154 Test matches and 252 innings to reach his 40th century, whereas Root achieved this feat in 160 Test matches and 291 innings.
However, Root has scored more runs than Sachin till reaching this point. At the time of his 40th century, Sachin had scored 12,273 runs at an average of 54.3 and had 51 half-centuries to his name. At the same time, Root has 13,686 runs in his name so far and he has also scored 66 half-centuries. Although Root’s average is slightly lower than Sachin’s, his run tally is much bigger.
Now Root is going to be 35 years old and it can be assumed that he is in the last phase of his career. He still needs 2235 more runs to become the highest run scorer in Test cricket. It is fortunate for England that they play about 10-12 Test matches every year, which gives Root a good chance to achieve this target.
If Root continues to be in good form for the next few years, he can break Sachin Tendulkar’s record and become the highest run-scorer in Test cricket. Not only this, he can also surpass Sachin’s 51 Test centuries. In such a situation, the eyes of every cricket lover are going to be around Root for some time to come.
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