Joe Root, Ricky Ponting and Test
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England fourth Test being played at Old Trafford in Manchester, England's star batsman Joe Root set a big record. Root surpassed Rahul Dravid and Jacques Kallis to become the third-highest run scorer in Test cricket.
Joe Root, during a superb innings of exactly 150 in the fourth Test against India at Old Trafford, went from fifth to second in the list of the highest run-scorers in Test cricket.
Joe Root achieved significant milestones on Day 3 of the fourth Test against India, surpassing Jacques Kallis and Ricky Ponting to become the player with the second-most fifties in Test cricket, only behind Sachin Tendulkar.
After surpassing the likes of Rahul Dravid, Jacques Kallis and Ricky Ponting, Joe Root now remains only behind India legend Sachin Tendulkar (15,291) in the all-time run charts.
Joe Root became the second-highest run-scorer in Test cricket as he continued his march towards Sachin Tendulkar. Meanwhile, Root revealed how he used to imitate the batting greats during his youth days and how it feels to be in their company now.
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Thesportstak on MSN'Absolutely no reason why...': Ricky Ponting's take on Joe Root closing in on Sachin Tendulkar's Test recordPonting feels that Root can very well go on to break Tendulkar's Test record if he manages to keep up his incredible form
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England’s batting maestro Joe Root etched his name deeper into cricket’s history books by smashing his 38th Test century during Day 3 of the fourth Test against India at Old Trafford. In the process,