Joe Root Surpasses Alastair Cook: Cometh the hour! Cometh the Man! And today thatman is none other than Joe Root, as he surpasses Alastair Cook to become the all-time leading run scorer for England in Tests. The former England captain achieved the feat during the 42nd over of England's 1st innings, as he smashed Aamir Jamal for a boundary on the last ball of the over.
Multan Cricket Stadium has always witnessed history over the years. Be it the dazzling strokes of the great Inzamam-ul-Haq, or Virendra Sehwag's iconic 300, these are some few historic events out of many, and Joe Root's astonishing feat on Wednesday, October 9 will be etched in the history books.
Sir Alastair Cook had scored 12,472 runs in his career, and Joe Root not only surpasses him, but also crosses the 12,500-run mark as he remains unbeaten in the ongoing Test match. The 33-year-old received a standing ovation on his way back into the dugout at Lunch, Day 3, as fans in attendance were witnessing sheer greatness before their very eyes.
Joe Root Scores 35th Test Ton; Overtakes Four Legends In The Process
Joe Root broke another record on Day 3, as he scored his 35th Test century to go up to 6th in the list of most Test centuries. The feat was attained during the 63rd over, as he reverse-sweeped Abrar Ahmed towards the backward point and raised his bat to acknowledge the applause.
Not only this, as he remains unbeaten and nears his 150, Joe Root has also become the first-ever cricketer to amass 5,000 runs in World Test Championship.
List of players with most Test centuries:
- Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (India): 51
- Jacques Kallis (South Africa): 45
- Ricky Ponting (Australia): 41
- Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka): 38
- Rahul Dravid (India): 36
- Joe Root (England): 35
- Younis Khan (Pakistan); Sunil Gavaskar (India); Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka); Brian Lara (West Indies): 34