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So far, Joe Root has scored 11869 runs in 142 matches in Test cricket at an average of 49.87.
England’s experienced batsman Joe Root has now reached the eighth position in the list of highest run-scorers in Test cricket. He achieved this great feat during the second Test match being played against West Indies in Nottingham. Joe Root is considered one of the best batsmen in the world and his performance in Test cricket has always been very good.
Joe Root has batted very well in the second test match currently being played against West Indies and has scored important runs for his team. So far, Joe Root has scored 11869 runs in 142 matches in test cricket at an average of 49.87. His highest score in test cricket has been 254 runs. He has secured the eighth position by defeating Shivnarine Chanderpaul of West Indies.
In this list, India’s former batsman and God of Cricket Sachin Tendulkar is at the first place who has scored 15921 runs in 200 matches at an average of above 53. Australia’s former captain Ricky Ponting is at the second place with 13378 runs while South Africa’s former all-rounder Jacques Kallis is at the third place. He has scored 13279 runs in Tests. India’s Rahul Dravid is at the fourth place with 13288 runs while England’s former player Sir Alistair Cook is at the fifth place with 12472 runs.
Kumar Sangakkara is in sixth place who has scored 12400 runs in Test cricket while former West Indies captain Brian Lara is in seventh place with 11953 runs. Joe Root has reached the eighth position in this list.
Joe Root has a great achievement to his name
England is playing a three-match Test series against the West Indies, the hosts won the first match of which. Talking about Joe Root, if he continues to score runs in Test cricket, then the experienced English batsman can secure his place in the top 5.
Currently, Joe Root would like to score big in the second Test being played against West Indies and make a significant contribution to his team’s victory. English fans would also be expecting a big innings from this brilliant player. He has scored 81* runs till the lunch break on the fourth day of the second Test.
