Joe Root surpasses legends who have crossed essential milestones in Test cricket. England’s star batsman Joe Root has created a new history by becoming the first player to score more than 1000 runs in all three periods of the ICC Test Championship.
According to the details, Root scored 87 runs in the first innings of the third Test against West Indies, which has made his number of runs in 13 matches played in the current Test Championship period reach 1023 runs.
Earlier, in the first and second Test championships, Joe Root scored more than 1000 runs. Currently, he is the second-highest scorer among Test cricketers. He is present with runs.
English batsman Joe Root has surpassed West Indies legend Brian Lara’s total of 11,953 runs during his innings.
Youngest player to score 12,000 Test runs.
33 years 13 years – Alastair Cook.
33 years 210 days – Joe Root.
35 years 176 days – Sachin Tendulkar.
35 years 214 days – Ricky Ponting.
36 years 32 days – Jacques Kelce.
37 years 68 days – Kumara Sangakkara.
37 years 339 days – Rahul Dravid.
Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting crossed the milestone of 12000 runs in their 247th innings.