Joe Root will break this big record: England’s star batsman Joe Root is eyeing a big record. Root is only 52 runs away from completing 11,000 runs in Test cricket. Root will become the second batsman of England to complete 11000 runs. Former England captain Alastair Cook is the first English batsman to cross this figure.
Alastair Cook has scored 12,472 runs in Test cricket :-
Please tell that Alastair Cook had completed 11,000 runs of his Test career in Chennai Test against India in 2016. The left-handed batsman crossed this figure in 252 Test innings.
Please tell that Alastair Cook has scored 12,472 runs in 161 Tests with the help of 33 centuries and 57 half-centuries. Joe Root has so far scored 10948 runs in 237 innings. The 32-year-old Root has a chance to become the fastest English batsman to complete 11,000 Test runs.
ENG vs IRE: Root is only 52 runs away from achieving the big record :-
Joe Root will look to match the feat by scoring a half-century in the one-off Test against Ireland starting on Thursday. Root would then go on to record 11,000 Test runs, 14 innings earlier than Cook. Please tell that Joe Root has so far scored 10,948 runs in 129 Tests with the help of 29 centuries and 57 half-centuries. His average is 50.22 and strike rate is 56.13.
Remind that the only Test match between England and Ireland will be played at the historic Lord’s ground from Thursday. After this, the England team will take part in the Ashes series against Australia. Joe Root’s form will be crucial for England as he is considered the backbone of the team’s batting order.
Top-5 batsmen who scored the most test runs for England :-
- Alastair Cook – 12472 runs
- Joe Root – 10948 runs
- Graham Gooch – 8900 runs
- Alec Stewart – 8463 runs
- David Gower – 8231 runs
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