ENG vs WI 3rd Test: Joe Root Surges Past Brian Lara On Test Cricket's Runs Leaderboard

Joe Root, England’s one of the best ever batter, surpassed yet another feat as he went past the legendary Brian Lara on the all-time Test run tally. He moves closer to achieving 12,000 runs in Tests.

Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Jacques Kallis, Rahul Dravid, Alastair Cook and Kumar Sangakkara are the only batters with more runs in Test cricket than Joe Root.

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Joe Root, England’s one of the best ever batter, surpassed yet another feat as he went past the legendary Brian Lara on the all-time Test run tally. In the ongoing England vs West Indies 3rd Test at Edgbaston in Birmingham, Joe Root came out when West Indies’ Jayden Seales took Mark Wood’s wicket in the sixth over of England’s 1st batting innings.

At the time of writing this article Joe Root is not out at 42* runs in the ENG vs WI 3rd Test match making his run-tally 11,981 runs in 143 Tests and 261 innings. 19 more runs and he will become only the seventh player to cross the 12,000-run mark in the history of cricket. Currently, he stands at the seventh spot on the list of the most runs in Test cricket.

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Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Jacques Kallis, Rahul Dravid, Alastair Cook and Kumar Sangakkara are the only batters with more runs in Test cricket than Joe Root.

Joe Root Past Brian Lara On ALL-Time Test Run Tally

1. Sachin Tendulkar – 15,921 runs in 200 matches
2. Ricky Ponting – 13,378 runs in 168 matches
3. Jacques Kallis – 13,289 runs in 166 matches
4. Rahul Dravid – 13,288 runs in 164 matches
5. Alastair Cook – 12,472 runs in 161 matches
6. Kumar Sangakkara – 12,400 runs in 134 matches
7. Joe Root – 11,980 runs in 142 matches
8. Brian Lara – 11,953 runs in 131 matches
9. Shivnarine Chanderpaul – 11,867 runs in 164 matches
10. Mahela Jayawardene – 11,814 runs in 149 matches

After a period of dry form, former England captain Joe Root has regained his touch in Test cricket. In the ongoing three-match Test series against the West Indies at home, he has become the leading run-scorer with a century and a fifty to his name so far. Joe Root is also just the second player, alongside Australian great Steve Smith, to have 32 Test centuries among current cricketers.