England Joe Root plays a shot on the third day of the fourth test. (AP photo) The Australian legend Ricky Ponting threw her weight behind Joe Root to eventually Eclipse Sachin Tendulkar as a leading runner shooter in test history and to identify the recent action of England the dough as a “wonderful moment in history”.The root was dazzled in Old Trafford and in the fourth test of the ongoing Anderson-Tendelkar Trophy scored a noble 150 against India. With these shifts, Root moved around Rahula David, Jacques Kallis, and eventually became the second highest running getter in the test history.
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Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe!Root now has 13,409 runs from 157 tests, only for tendulcar iconic 15,921. The crowd in Old Trafford gave a 34 -year -old ovation when he passed Ponting’s summary of 13,378.Ponting, who was on the air for Sky Sports shining in his praise: “Congrats Joe Root. A spectacular moment in history. The second on the table. Only the one who goes now.
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Former Australian captain emphasized Room’s incredible form of 30 and noted: “If you want a score of 25 tests of hundreds after turning 30, he says everything about his mental capacity. He still has the hunger and the desire to improve.Ponting also emphasized how Root’s launch remains unaffected by personal milestones: “It’s not someone obsessed with statistics or numbers. Like most of us, when you play, it’s a victory.He also added a context from his own career: “I didn’t even know how many runs I had when I ended. It wasn’t what motivated me, and it’s clear that it’s the same for Joe. But it’s still a heritage.The last hundreds of Root-is 38. In the tests, he also builds on a level with Kumar Sangakkara in the list of all time. England, head of the 2-1 series, is in the commanding position, and Room’s main class could again prove decisive.
