According to the latest Cricket news, Joe Root surpasses Sir Alastair Cook as England’s leading Test run-scorer. The third day of the first Test match against Pakistan in Multan when he played an elegant straight drive past Aamer Jamal securing the 71 runs he needed to overtake Cook’s tally of 12,472 Test runs.
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Joe Root surpassed Alastair Cook’s tally of 12,472 Test runs when he reached 71 not out in the morning session of day three against Pakistan in Multan. The moment came with a classic straight drive, a shot synonymous with Root’s elegant batting style.
This places Joe Root fifth on the list of all-time Test run-scorers, trailing only behind Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Jacques Kallis and Rahul Dravid.
Joe Root made his Test debut in 2012 against India in Nagpur. Since then, his career has been by a steady accumulation of runs.
Joe Root scored 73 runs in his debut innings, batting in the No. 6 position. His first Test century came against New Zealand at Headingley in May 2013.
In 2014, he scored his first double-century against Sri Lanka at Lord’s. His highest Test score to date is 254, achieved against Pakistan at Old Trafford in 2016.
Root’s 35th Test century, completed later on the same day as he broke the record. Root’s century count places him among the best, having surpassed Cook’s record of 33 Test centuries earlier this summer against Sri Lanka.
His 254 against Pakistan remains his highest score, but he has crossed the 200-run mark on five occasions.
Alastair Cook built his career on patient accumulation, grinding bowlers down over long periods. Joe Root has a more fluid, aesthetically pleasing style. He scores all around the wicket with a wide range of shots that make him adaptable to various conditions and bowling attacks.
Joe Root’s consistency and elegance have made him a fan favorite. While Cook excelled with his patience, Root’s technical prowess and hunger for runs have seen him maintain an average of over 50 throughout his career.
Between 2017 and 2022, he faced a tough phase, being frequently dismissed LBW by pace bowlers, 22% of his dismissals came in this manner.
Joe Root’s ability to adapt and improve has been a hallmark of his career. Since the start of 2023, Root has altered his technique by adjusting his batting position.
He now plays further away from the stumps, increasing his average interception point against pace bowlers from 1.79m to 2.17m, a difference of 40 cm. This technical adjustment has reduced his LBW dismissals against pace to 11%.
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Joe Root captained England in a record 64 Test matches before stepping down in 2022. Although his captaincy came with its own set of challenges during England’s struggles in away series, Root’s leadership on the field and his contributions with the bat remained unparalleled.
As captain, Joe Root guided England through highs and lows, but the captaincy allowed him to focus solely on his batting, which has since reached another level of consistency.
He’s been averaging over 60 since the start of 2023.
Joe Root’s name now stands alongside some of the greatest cricketers in history. With over 12,473 Test runs, he is only behind Tendulkar, Ponting, Kallis and Dravid.
What’s even more impressive is that Root has reached this milestone while still only 33 years old.
Joe Root became the first cricketer to score 5,000 runs in the WTC on Day 2 of the first Test against Pakistan in Multan. Root achieved this feat while scoring a composed 32 off 54 deliveries featuring two boundaries.
He started the match needing 27 runs to reach this monumental mark and now has 5005 WTC runs in 59 matches. Root’s nearest competitors in WTC runs are Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne with 3,904 runs, and Steve Smith, with 3,484 runs.
Joe Root crossed 1,000 Test runs in a calendar year for the fifth time in his career. By doing so, he joined an elite group of cricketers who have achieved this feat multiple times. This list includes cricket legends such as Brian Lara, Matthew Hayden, Jacques Kallis, Ricky Ponting, Kumar Sangakkara and Alastair Cook.
Joe Root is now just one more 1,000-plus run year away from matching the record held by India’s Sachin Tendulkar, who crossed the 1,000-run threshold in a calendar year on six different occasions.
In the ongoing Test match against Pakistan, England’s innings started on a shaky note, losing stand-in skipper Ollie Pope early to Pakistan’s fast bowler Naseem Shah.
Joe Root then stepped up to stabilize the innings and guide England out of early trouble. While Pope’s dismissal could have created panic, Root remained steady rotating the strike and taking calculated risks.
He struck two boundaries in his innings and, although he didn’t convert it into a big score, his 32 runs off 54 balls ensured England stayed afloat during the tricky early phase.
Root has now moved into the top five Test run-scorers in cricket history. The only players ahead of him on this list are Rahul Dravid, Jacques Kallis, Ricky Ponting and Sachin Tendulkar, who sits at the summit with an unmatched 15,921 Test runs.
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