Joe Root added another major milestone to his incredible test career on the fifth test day against India at the Oval. With his 29-run knock, Root went to Sachin Tendulkar to become the third largest run-scorer in the domestic Test.Most of the runs at home places in test7578 – Ricky Ponting in Australia7220* – Joe Root in England*7216 – Sachin Tendulkar in India7167 – M Jayawardan in Sri Lanka7035 – Jacques Kallis in South Africa ‘
Root is now scoring 7,220 runs in England, which crosses Tendulkar’s 7,216 runs in India. Only Ricky Ponting (7,578 in Australia) and Mahela Jayawardane (7,167 in Sri Lanka) are ahead of the route between top home test run-scores. The former England captain also crossed 2,000 Test runs against India at home, joining an aristocratic list. Only Don Bradman has scored more runs against a single rival in the home test – 2,354 against England. Root’s continuous run-scoring against India is a major factor in this long-standing rivalry.
Most of the runs against India in a country in testing
2000* – Joe Root in Ang1893 – Ricky Ponting in Ous1547 – Shivnarine Chanderpall in Y1427 – Zaheer Abbas in Pakistan1396 – Steven Smith in AUS
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However, on Friday, his stay was reduced by Mohammad Sirj in the 33rd over. The root, which was seen under control for most of its innings, was rejected for 29. Siraj performed a full delivery, which slightly straightened the inside of the rear route to crash in the stump. At the time of its dismissal, England was 175/4 in 33 overs, yet India’s first innings was behind 224. The brief knock of the root still had enough effect to push him above some of the great game.
