Joe Root surpasses Allan Border, becomes 10th highest run-scorer in Test cricket

Jun 29, 2023

In 132 Tests, Root has scored 11,178 runs at an average of 50.57. He has scored 30 centuries and 58 half-centuries in the format,...

Joe Root leapfrogs Graham Gooch to become England's 2nd highest run-scorer in Test cricket

Aug 14, 2021

London [UK], August 14 : Skipper Root Joe Root on Friday surpassed former cricketer Graham Gooch to become England's second-highest run-scorer in the longest...

Joe Root becomes fourth-highest run-scorer for England in Test

Jan 25, 2021

Galle [Sri Lanka], January 25 : Skipper Joe Root on Sunday became the fourth-highest run-scorer for England in the longest format of the game....

Joe Root overtakes WI's Chanderpaul to become 8th highest Test run-scorer, smashes century

Jul 21, 2024

Root accomplished this upward movement in the charts during the second Test against West Indies at Nottingham. In the second innings, Root scored 122...

Joe Root overtakes Ponting, becomes second-highest run-getter in Test cricket

Jul 25, 2025

Root accomplished this feat during the third day of the fourth Manchester Test against India. At the end of the second session, the veteran...

Can Root eclipse Sachin Tendulkar? Alastair Cook ponders on possibility

Oct 22, 2024

Former England captain Alastair Cook is hopeful about Joe Root going all the way to becoming the leading run-scorer in the history of Test...