Joe Root surpasses Allan Border, becomes 10th highest run-scorer in Test cricket

Jun 29, 2023

In 132 Tests, Root has scored 11,178 runs at an average of 50.57. He has scored 30 centuries and 58 half-centuries in the format,...

Joe Root leapfrogs Graham Gooch to become England's 2nd highest run-scorer in Test cricket

Aug 14, 2021

London [UK], August 14 : Skipper Root Joe Root on Friday surpassed former cricketer Graham Gooch to become England's second-highest run-scorer in the longest...

Joe Root becomes fourth-highest run-scorer for England in Test

Jan 25, 2021

Galle [Sri Lanka], January 25 : Skipper Joe Root on Sunday became the fourth-highest run-scorer for England in the longest format of the game....

Joe Root overtakes WI's Chanderpaul to become 8th highest Test run-scorer, smashes century

Jul 21, 2024

Root accomplished this upward movement in the charts during the second Test against West Indies at Nottingham. In the second innings, Root scored 122...

Can Root eclipse Sachin Tendulkar? Alastair Cook ponders on possibility

Oct 22, 2024

Former England captain Alastair Cook is hopeful about Joe Root going all the way to becoming the leading run-scorer in the history of Test...

On this day in 2014, Root-Anderson stitched record-breaking 10th wicket partnership in Test history

Jul 12, 2020

New Delhi [India], July 12 : On this day in 2014, England batsman Joe Root and pacer James Anderson stitched a record-breaking 10th wicket...