Joe Root Surpasses Sachin Tendulkar in Home Test Runs

Joe Root Achieves Milestone in Test Cricket

Star England batsman Joe Root has now surpassed Sachin Tendulkar to become the player with the second-highest runs scored in home conditions in Test cricket.

This achievement occurred during the fifth and final Test match at The Oval, where Root scored 29 runs off 45 balls, hitting six boundaries before being dismissed leg-before-wicket by Mohammed Siraj.

In his home Test career, Root has amassed a total of 7,224 runs across 84 matches, maintaining an impressive average of 55.14, which includes 23 centuries and 33 half-centuries in 146 innings, with a personal best of 254.

Root Surpasses Tendulkar's Record

Root has now overtaken Tendulkar, who scored 7,216 runs in 94 Tests played in India, averaging 52.67, with 22 centuries and 32 fifties, and a top score of 217.

Leading the chart is Australian great Ricky Ponting, who has 7,578 runs in 92 home Tests, averaging 56.97, with 23 centuries and 38 fifties, and a best score of 257.

Root's Performance in the Current Series

In the ongoing series, Root ranks as the fifth-highest run-scorer, accumulating 432 runs in five Tests and eight innings, averaging 61.71, with two centuries and one fifty, his highest score being 150.

Chasing Tendulkar's All-Time Test Record

As the second-highest run-scorer in Test history, Root is now pursuing Sachin Tendulkar's record of 15,921 runs in 200 Tests, which includes 51 centuries. He previously surpassed Ponting to claim the second position during the last Test in Manchester.

To date, Root has played 158 Tests, scoring 13,438 runs in 287 innings at an average of 51.09, with 38 centuries and 66 fifties, his best score being 262.

In the match, after England chose to bat first, they managed to reduce India to 153/6. A notable partnership of 58 runs between Karun Nair (57 runs off 109 balls, including eight fours) and Washington Sundar (26 runs off 55 balls, with three fours) was the highlight of India's innings, which concluded at 224 runs.

Gus Atkinson's five-wicket haul and Josh Tongue's 3/57 were significant contributions to England's bowling effort.

During the final session, rain interruptions led to England slipping to 242/8 from a solid 175/3, thanks to impressive spells from Prasidh Krishna (4/60) and Mohammed Siraj (3/83), with Harry Brook (48*) and Josh Tongue (0*) at the crease.