Joe root leaves Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Ricky Ponting, Jacques Kallis behind for the fastest to 13000 Testlopies | Mint

Joe Root became the first from England and the fifth batter in the whole scored 13000 runs in tests. After making his Test debut against India in 2012, Root established himself as one of the best in the business in the longest format. The Joe Root of England celebrates four after reaching 13,000 test runs in his career. (Reuters) Joe Root became the fastest seizure in the world on Thursday to reach 13000 test runs, which left the legendary Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Ricky Ponting and Jacques Kallis on the elite list. With the one -time test against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge in Nottingham, Root needs 28 runs to reach the prestigious milestone. The former English captain reached the magical figures by taking a single on the 80th of the innings bowled by Victor Nyauchi. It was Root’s 153rd test for England. So he became the fastest before Kallis (159), Dravid (160), Ponting (162) and Tendulkar (163). The right hand also became the first out of England and the fifth batter in the whole scored 13000 runs in tests. After making his Test debut against India in 2012, Root established himself as one of the best in the business in the longest format of the game. As for his records against other teams, Root has so far scored 2000 plus runs in Tests against Australia and India. He recorded more than 1,000 runs against New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the West Indies. The fastest to reach 13000 Testlopies (matches) Joe Root (England) – 153 Jacques Kallis (South Africa) – 159 Rahul Dravid (India) – 160 Ricky Ponting (Australia) – 162 Sachin Tendulkar (India) – 163 At the end of day 1, England 498/3 in 88 left with the Centers not) (140) and Zak Crawley (124). Harry Brook does not accompany pope at nine. Joe Root’s test runs against all teams against matches Running Best score 100/50 Australia 34 2428 40.46 180 4/18 Bangladesh 2 98 24.50 56 0/1 India 30 2846 58.08 218 10/11 Ireland 2 89 29.66 56 0/1 New Sealand 21 1925 53.47 6/9 Pakistan 18 1487 53.10 262 2/7 South Africa 15 1210 46.53 190 2/9 Sri Lanka 13 1376 62.54 228 6/2 West Indies 17 1513 56.03 182* 6/7 Zimbabwe 1 34 34 34 0/0