Joe Root has spent the last few years establishing that he is England’s greatest batter ever. Not only that, but he is also making a compelling case for becoming this generation’s best test batter. The English cricketer, who enjoys breaking records and scoring 100s, recently achieved a milestone that made English history. The English batter has surpassed his peers known as the ‘Fab Four’ — Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, and Kane Williamson.
With his recent match-winning century against New Zealand, Root has cemented his place among the all-time greats and has the potential to beat Sachin Tendulkar’s record for most runs in the format. Root is presently the fifth-highest run scorer in Test cricket, trailing Sachin, Ricky Ponting, Jacques Kallis, and Rahul Dravid. Root has scored 12,886 runs in 151 matches, averaging 57.37, and is only 492 runs behind Ponting’s 13,378.
Notably, Root is the only current player on the all-time Test run-scorers list. The 33-year-old is only 3,035 runs away from Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 15,921 runs. The former England captain has been in phenomenal form in recent years. For example, Root (17) had the fewest centuries among the Fab Four, while Kohli led the list with 27 tonnes at the start of 2021.
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Joe Root outperformed everyone else with 36 centuries and 64 half-centuries. Meanwhile, Kane Williamson and Steve Smith are in second place with 32 hundred each, with Virat Kohli close behind with 30 Test tons. Root is closing in on 13,000 Test runs, but the rest of the ‘Fab Four’ have still to reach 10,000 runs. Steve Smith is the biggest run scorer after Root.
Only then can he aim to break Sachin Tendulkar’s dominant record of 15,921 runs in Test Cricket. But the way Joe Root has been batting for the past 4-5 years, it feels as if it is only a matter of time before the Best Test Batter of this Generation, becomes the Best Test Batter of All Time.
