{
  "id": 18256436,
  "title": "‘I knew he was going to make it’: Sachin on Root closing in on his Test record",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/i-knew-he-was-going-to-make-it-sachin-on-root-closing-in-on-his-test",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-05T04:46:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/i-knew-he-was-going-to-make-it-big-sachin-tendulkar-breaks-silence-on-joe-root-closing-in-on-his-all-time-test-record/articleshow/135559273.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Sachin Tendulkar praised Joe Root's batting skills, recalling the young player's potential during his debut match in 2012. Root is approaching Tendulkar's record for most Test runs and has surpassed him in Test half-centuries. Tendulkar also shared his top non-Indian batter choices, including Root and Steve Smith. Additionally, Tendulkar proposed a restructuring of ODI cricket for balance between…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}