Joe Root Needs 120 Runs In 4th India Test To Become 2nd Leading Run Getter In...
Since making his Test debut for England against India in December 2012, Root has amassed a total of 13,259 runs in 156 matches played so far.
World No. 1 Test batter Joe Root will be a key player for England in the fourth Test against India, which is set to be played at Old Trafford in Manchester from July 23 to 27. The 34-year-old right-handed batter from Yorkshire top-scored for the hosts in both innings of the third Test played at Lord's from July 10 to 14. He hammered 104 runs from 199 balls in the first innings and amassed a total of 40 runs in the second to play a big part in England's 22-run win.
Root, who is England's leading run getter in the five-day format of the game, would like to maintain his good show with the bat in the Manchester Test as well and help England seal the series. During the red-ball match next week, Root, who has also captained England in the past, will have a chance to break multiple batting records.
If Root, who has 13,259 runs to his name in 156 Tests played so far, manages to score at least 120 runs in Manchester, then he will break Ricky Ponting's record of 13,378 runs and become the second leading run getter in the five-day format of the game. Ponting played 168 Tests for Australia from 1995 to 2012 and, with the help of 41 centuries and 62 fifties, amassed a total of 13,378 runs.
Root, on the other hand, has scored 37 centuries and 66 fifties.
If the former England captain manages to score a century in the Manchester Test as well, then he will break Steve Smith's record and become the first player in the world to smack 12 triple-digit scores against the Indian team. As of now Root has scored 11 centuries in 33 Tests against India, whereas Smith has crossed the 100-run mark 11 times in 24 Tests against India.
Most Test centuries against India
Root is the leading run getter in World Test Championship history. In 67 WTC matches played so far, he has amassed a total of 5796 runs. Root needs to score at least 204 runs in the fourth Test to become the first player to score 6000 runs in the WTC.
Most runs in WTC
If Root manages to score at least two half-centuries in the Manchester Test, then he will equal Sachin Tendulkar's world record of most fifties in Test cricket. During his 24-year-long Test career, Tendulkar played 200 matches for India and slammed 68 fifties, whereas Root has 66 half-centuries to his credit in 156 games.
The former England captain also holds the record for scoring the most runs (978) in Test matches played at Old Trafford. If he scores at least 22 runs in the next week, then he will become the first player in the world to score 1000 Test runs in Manchester.
Most Test runs in Manchester
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POSITION PLAYER COUNTRY MATCHES RUNS AVERAGE BEST SCORE 100/50s
1. Joe Root England 11 978 65.20 254 1/7
2. Denis Compton England 8 818 81.80 158 3/4
3. Mike Atherton England 10 729 40.50 131 2/3
4. Alec Stewart England 9 704 58.66 164 3/1
5. Leonard Hutton England 9 701 50.07 104 2/4
In addition to that all if Root scores at least 172 runs then he will take second position in the list of batters with Test runs in one country.
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