Joe Root closes in on another Sachin Tendulkar record with 66 vs PAK at Headingley
England Test captain Joe Root has come tantalizingly close to matching the impressive Sachin Tendulkar record of 66 fifties in Test cricket. Root achieved his 68th Test half-century on Day 2 of the ongoing first Test against Pakistan at Headingley, drawing level with India's cricket legend. Root was dismissed for 66 off 112 balls, while Pakistan's spinner Ali Usman took a five-wicket haul.
Root now has a total of 14,180 runs in Tests, making him the highest active run-scorer in Test cricket after Tendulkar. He has netted 41 centuries in just 167 Tests, bringing him only 1,741 runs away from Tendulkar's all-time record of 15,921 runs. Root's 109th 50-plus score in Test cricket is the second most after Tendulkar's record 119, with Jacques Kallis and Ricky Ponting tying at 103.
Root's performance has also elevated him to fifth place in the elite list of players with the most 50-plus scores in Tests.
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