The first match of the five-match Test series between India and England is being played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. England’s star batsman Joe Root became the highest run-scorer in India-England Test matches, surpassing the great Sachin Tendulkar during the Hyderabad Test on Thursday.
Joe Root needed just 10 runs in Hyderabad to break Sachin’s record. Root achieved this feat by hitting a four in the 21st over of England’s first innings.
Joe Root had scored 2526 runs in 25 matches against India before this match. During this period, his average was 63.15. Against India, he has scored nine centuries and 10 half-centuries. He adapts to the Indian conditions quickly. Joe Root scored 29 runs in 60 balls in the first innings. Ravindra Jadeja made him his victim.
Ricky Ponting holds the record for scoring the most runs against India in Test cricket. Australia’s veteran Ricky Ponting has scored 2555 runs in 29 matches. Joe Root needs just one run to break it, in the next innings, he can make this record his name.
Most runs against India in Test cricket
2555 – Ricky Ponting
2555 – Joe Root
2431 – Alastair Cook
2344 – C Lloyd
2228 – Javed Miandad
Most runs in the India-England Test
2555 – Joe Root
2535 – Sachin Tendulkar
2483 – Sunil Gavaskar
2431 – Alastair Cook
1991 – Virat Kohli
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