IND vs ENG 2024: Joe Root is the biggest threat to Sachin Tendulkar’s all-time record; Kohli will also make Virat record in test series


India and England are set to face each other in the Test series from January 25 in Hyderabad.

Virat Kohli, Joe Root and Sachin Tendulkar. (Image Source: Getty Images)

England’s tour of India 2024, IND vs ENG: India and England are set to face each other in the much-awaited five-match Test series starting from January 25 in Hyderabad. The results of this India vs England Test series matches will have a big impact on the position of both teams in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25.

Not only this, but former England captain Joe Root (Joe Root) and Indian legend Virat Kohli (Virat Kohli) can break Sachin Tendulkar’s record of scoring most runs in the India vs England Test series. Let us tell you, India’s great batsman Sachin Tendulkar is at the top in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs in the India vs England Test series with 2,535 runs.

Virat Kohli-Joe Root can break Sachin Tendulkar’s record

But the Master Blaster is only nine runs ahead of England’s legendary batsman Joe Root, and he will easily break this record in the upcoming Test series. Root has so far scored 952 runs in 20 Test innings in India at an impressive average of 50.10 with the help of two centuries and five half-centuries.

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Let us tell you, Joe Root also has the record of scoring most nine centuries in the India vs England Test series, which is two more than Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Alastair Cook. More and four more than Virat Kohli.

Meanwhile, Virat Kohli also has a chance to top the list of most runs scored by Indian batsmen in the five-match Test series. Kohli is just nine runs short of completing 2,000 runs in Test cricket against England, and by doing so the star batsman will become the player with the most Test runs against England among active players.

Cricketers who scored most runs in India vs England Test series:

Sachin Tendulkar – 2535 runs in 53 innings

Joe Root – 2526 runs in 45 innings

Sunil Gavaskar – 2483 runs in 67 innings

Alastair Cook – 2431 runs in 54 innings

Virat Kohli – 1991 runs in 50 innings

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RCB bought this player for Rs 2.6 crore in the mega auction of IPL 2025. Jacob Bethell (Image Credit- Twitter The fortunes of young English cricketer Jacob Bethell, who was recently bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the IPL 2025 mega auction, have brightened. It has only been a few days since he made his Test cricket debut for England that the 21-year-old player has received a two-year central contract from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). With this contract, Batal was now seen playing cricket in the English team with established players like Joe Root, Jos Buttler and Harry Brook. Also, let us tell you that in the mega auction held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia last month, RCB had bought the young player for Rs 2.6 crore. He can be seen opening with Virat Kohli in the upcoming season. This 21 year old young cricketer recently made his debut in Test cricket against New Zealand. So before this, he has also made ODI and T20 debut in the domestic white ball series against a strong team like Australia. According to Cricbuzz reports, apart from Jacob Batlle, the ECB has also extended the contracts of England’s bowling trio Joffra Archer, Matthew Potts and Brayden Curse till 2026. Cricketers who got central contract of ECB 2024-25 for two years: Jofra Archer (Sussex), Gus Atkinson (Surrey), Jacob Bethell (Warwickshire), Harry Brook (Yorkshire), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Brydon Carse (Durham), Matthew Potts (Durham), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Jamie Smith (Surrey), Ben Stokes (Durham), Mark Wood (Durham). for one year: Rehan Ahmed (Leicestershire), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Shoaib Bashir (Somerset), Jack Crawley (Kent), Sam Curran (Surrey), Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire), Will Jacks (Surrey), Jack Leach (Somerset), Liam Livingstone (Lancashire), Ollie Pope (Surrey), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Phil Salt (Lancashire), Ollie Stone (Nottinghamshire), Josh Tongue (Nottinghamshire), Reece Topley (Surrey), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire).

‘Jasprit Bumrah is a joke’ – shocking statement of former English bowler after Perth Test

Jasprit Bumrah (Photo Source: Getty Images) In the first Test played in Perth, India recovered from a bad start and defeated Australia by 295 runs. Bumrah took 8 wickets in both the innings of that Test match and for this he was chosen Player of the Match. In the match, India achieved a spectacular victory within four days and took a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. After seeing the brilliant bowling in that match, former England cricket team fast bowler Steven Finn has praised Jasprit Bumrah’s performance in the first Test match against Australia. Finn praised him a lot and even said that he is the best player in the world. Speaking with former England captain Alastair Cook on TNT Sports, Steven Finn said, “Jaiswal scored a brilliant 161, but he is the player I like to watch. That is Jasprit Bumrah. I think he really is the best player in the world. Honestly, sometimes I think bowling like him is a joke! You see him bowling and you just think, I’m glad I don’t have to come out to bat.” He further said, “I was surprised that India went there (Australia) and defeated Australia, where usually it is very difficult to go and play cricket. Perth, I know it’s not the WACA; I know it’s a new stadium, but still, historically, Australia hasn’t lost many matches there. I thought India performed very bravely there.” Let us tell you that, Bumrah now has 118 wickets in 27 Test matches in SENA countries at an impressive average of 22.55, which also includes his career best performance (6/33). During this period, he has taken five wicket hauls 7 times, which is equal to Kapil Dev. They are followed by BS Chandrashekhar and Zaheer Khan (six each), and Bishan Singh Bedi and Anil Kumble (five each).

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