Delhi: In the fourth Test starting in Old Trafford against India from July 23, England’s experienced batsman Joe Root has come close to making a big record. Root can reach the second place in the list of players who score the most runs in Test cricket.

Joe route will make a big record

Currently, Joe Root is at number five with 13,259 runs. Above them are Rahul Dravid (13,288), Jacques Kallis (13,289), and Ricky Ponting (13,378). If the root scores 31 runs in this test, then they will leave Kallis and Dravid behind. And if you score 120 runs, then Ricky will reach the second number, leaving Ponting behind.

However, he is still 2,663 runs behind Sachin Tendulkar, who has scored the most runs in Tests, he can jump in this Test, given the current form.

Batsman who scored the most runs in Test cricket

Route’s brilliant record in Old Trafford

Joe Root’s record in Old Trafford, Manchester has been quite good. He has scored 978 runs in 11 matches at an average of 65.20, including a century and seven half -centuries.

Root again became number 1

Joe Root has recently become the number 1 batsman in the ICC Test rankings. Some time ago he fell behind his partner Harry Brook, but after his brilliant performance in Lord’s Test, he again came to the top.

In Lord’s, he scored 104 runs in the first innings and 40 runs in the second. Thanks to his brilliant batting, England defeated India by seven wickets and took a 2–1 lead in the series.

This was the 37th Test century of the route. With this, he left behind Rahul Dravid in the list of players who scored the most centuries in Test cricket. He is now fifth in this list.

Also, he has become only the fourth batsman in Test history, who has scored more than 8,000 runs while batting at number 4. Earlier this record has been named after Sachin Tendulkar, Mahela Jayawardene and Jacques Kallis.