Joe Root With 5000 WTC Runs Overtakes Alastair Cook's Test Record

On Wednesday, October 9, Joe Root eclipsed Alastair Cook to take the top spot for England in Test cricket run scoring. On the third day of the first Test match between England and Pakistan at the Multan Cricket Ground, the star batsman passed a significant mark when he reached 71. With a batter-friendly surface, England continued to dominate with the bat as Root arrived in style, hitting a perfectly timed on-drive.

Furthermore, he has surpassed the illustrious former opener Sir Alastair Cook to become England's greatest run scorer in Test history after hitting his 72nd run in the current innings a day later. Remarkably, on Day 2 of the current first Test match between England and Pakistan in Multan, Root accomplished the feat during the final session. On Day 3, he continued his brilliant batting.

Joe Root's Remarkable Record:

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⬇️ Sir Alastair Cook@root66 officially has more runs in Test cricket than any other England player 🐐

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The players in the England dressing room in Multan were applauding the effort as soon as Root passed the landmark. After acknowledging the praise for a minute, Root lifted his bat in the direction of the locker room.

Alastair Cook, a former captain of England, concluded his Test career with 12,472 runs in 161 games. Root broke through in his 147th Test, setting new records whenever he pleased. After making his Test debut in 2012, Root has shown remarkable consistency in the conventional format, averaging less than 40 in just one calendar year.

With 12,473 runs in Test cricket, Root holds the record for most runs scored in WTC history. Cook, the former captain of England, concluded his Test career with 12,472 runs in 161 appearances for the country between 2006 and 2018. With 51 hundred from an astounding 200 Test outings, India's former batting legend Sachin Tendulkar remains undisputed in terms of overall Test history.

The great South African all-rounder (45) has the next-best total, although Rahul Dravid (36), Ricky Ponting (41), and Kumar Sangakkara (38) have all achieved more than 35 hundred. If he continues his record-breaking trend and scores 102 runs in the current batting order, he will become the first batter to have scored 1,500 runs in each of the three WTC editions that have been played thus far.

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