Joe Root created history against India during the Lord’s Test (Photo-PTI)
England veteran batsman Joe Root is counted among the world’s best batsmen. He has always won many matches to the team while performing strongly in international cricket and has also won the hearts of fans. Not only this, he has also made many records in his name. The brilliant batsman made another achievement in the Lord’s Test against India. He batted at number four and completed 8000 or more runs. These records were made by only three players before the route.
English batsman created history
Joe Root has scored 8000 or more runs while batting at number four. He achieved this achievement in Lord’s Test against India. He did this wonders in the second innings of this test. Before the route, only three batsmen batted at number four and scored 8000 or more runs. Before the route, this feat has been done by Sachin Tendulkar of India, Mahela Jayawardene of Sri Lanka and Jack Kallis of South Africa.
Joe Root has batted amazing in the Test series against India. He scored 28 runs in the first innings of the first Test match played in Leeds, while in the second innings he contributed 53 runs (not out). His innings was very important. In the first innings of the third Test, an experienced batsman scored a brilliant century. He contributed 104 runs. In the second innings, experienced players were able to score 40 runs. Joe Root has scored 253 runs in three matches in this series at an average of 50.60 so far.
Joe Root scored a record century
The brilliant player also made some records from his century before the 8000 -run achievement. He has scored 11 centuries against Team India. Joe Root has equaled Steve Smith in the list of players who scored the most centuries against India. Not only this, this powerful batsman has a 37th century in Test cricket. The players who scored a century in Test cricket are Kumar Sangakkara, Ricky Ponting, Jack Kallis and Sachin Tendulkar.
After Route Sachin Tendulkar, the highest number of players have become more than 50 score in Test cricket. He has scored more than 50 in Test cricket 103 times. The English batsman has scored 13259 runs in 156 matches in Test cricket at an average of 50.8.
