Joe is ready to create history in Route Manchester Test (Photo-PTI)
The fourth Test between India and England will be played at the Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester. This match is going to be important for both teams. Actually, if England wins this Test, then he will take the series in his name. At the same time, if India has to remain in this series, then it is necessary to win the fourth Test. However, this match is going to be very important for the experience of England’s veteran batsman Joe Root. English players can create history in this match. He can come second in the list of batsmen who scored the most Test runs by beating Rahul Dravid, Jack Kallis and Ricky Ponting. India’s legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar is at the top of this list.
Route close to history
Joe Root has so far scored 13259 runs in 156 Tests for England at a strong average of 50.8. He is ranked fifth in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs in Test cricket. In this list, Rahul Dravid is in fourth place, who has scored 13228 runs in 164 Tests while Jack Kallis has scored 13279 runs in 166 Tests. Joe Root is 29 runs behind Rahul Dravid, while Kallis is just 30 runs ahead of him. In this list, Ricky Ponting is in second place, who has scored 13378 runs in 168 Tests. Joe Root, 119 runs behind Ponting.
On the top of this list, Sachin Tendulkar is at the top, who has scored 15921 runs in 200 matches at an average of 53.78. If English batsmen Rahul Dravid, Jack Kallis and Ricky Ponting come to second place and score 120 runs, then there will be a difference of only 2542 runs in Root and Sachin Tendulkar’s run. Currently, the form in which the route is in the top two would like to make their place in Manchester Test.
Joe Root’s Test in the series
The English batsman has batted amazing in the Test series against India. He has scored 253 runs in three matches at an average of 50.60. Root has also scored a century while he also has a half -century in his name. The experienced batsman has played his role well in this Test series so far and he will try to score a big score in the Manchester Test too. Currently, England is ahead 2–1 in the Test series and now he has to play the next Test in Manchester, which is starting from 23 July.
