Joe Root breaks another Sachin Tendulkar record
Joe Root has broken another Sachin Tendulkar record. And this time, only Virat Kohli has managed to do it faster. The England star reached 23,000 international runs during the first ODI against Sri Lanka at Chester le Street, becoming only the eighth batter in cricket history to reach the landmark. But the interesting part is how quickly he got there. Root needed 521 innings to reach 23,000 runs,…
Joe Root has become only the eighth batter in cricket history to reach 23,000 international runs, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar's previous record of 522 innings. Root needed just 521 innings to achieve this milestone, one less than Tendulkar's required 522. Virat Kohli remains the fastest to reach this mark, having done so in just 490 innings.
Other notable players on the list include Ricky Ponting, who reached 23,000 runs in 544 innings, and Tendulkar himself, who achieved the milestone in 522 innings. Root's accomplishment extends beyond this record, as he has also overtaken Tendulkar for the most runs scored in the fourth innings of Test matches, and he recently surpassed Tendulkar's record of 68 Test fifties with his 69th against Pakistan.
Root's impressive performance in the match against Sri Lanka saw him make 44 runs from 52 balls, including five fours, before being dismissed by debutant Sachindu Colombage. The England batter finished the innings with a total of 23,041 international runs, placing him eighth on the all-time list, just 1,167 runs behind the Indian great Dravid.
Root's achievement has put him ahead of Tendulkar in the race for the most Test runs, with just 1,643 runs separating the two.
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