Joe Root is currently the fifth highest runner in the history of the test cricket-but has a chance to climb as high as the second. The English veteran gets this opportunity when his team faces India in the fourth test, starting on July 23 at Old Trafford, Manchester.
Ricky Ponting, Jacques Kallis and Rahul Dravid are currently taking second, third and fourth places. The root only needs 31 runs to overcome the bird of prey and kallis. In order to overtake the ponting and move to second place, it will need 120 runs.
Due to its current form, Root has a strong chance to achieve a milestone. This means that Sachin Tendulkar still follows 2,663 runs.
Root has an excellent test record in Manchester, scoring 978 runs out of 11 matches on average 65.20 with a hundred and one -fifty.
Most run in the history of the test cricket
Sachin Tendulkar (India) – 15921 runs from 200 matches
Ricky Ponting (Australia) – 13378 runs out of 168 matches
Jacques Kallis (South Africa) – 13289 runs out of 166 matches
Rahul Dravid (India) – 13288 running out of 164 matches
Joe Root (England) – 13259 runs out of 156 matches
Joe Root Dethrones Harry Brook
Root recently regenerated instead of No. 1 in the ICC test bats ranking, just days after he slipped shortly behind Harry Brook’s younger teammate.
Room’s return to the highest place comes on the back of the Vintage performance in Lord’s, where he scored the commanding 104 and followed him with a stable 40 in the second shift. His efforts proved to be helpful in the English seven goals victory over India and helped the hosts to get a 2-1 lead in a series of five matches.
37. The Tona Roon test took him around Rahula David On the list of most centuries in format and placement of it at the fifth of all times. He also became only the fourth body in the test history to exceed 8000 runs, while he detonated exclusively to No. 4, joined the elite names such as Sachin Tendulkar, Mahela Jayawardene and Jacques Kallis.
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Published:
Sabyasachi Chowdhury
Published on:
22 July 2025
