DTVHINDIPAK vs ENG: Joe Root created history, broke the record of Alastair Cook and added his name to the illustrious list of World Test Championship
Joe Root has become the first batsman in the history of the World Test Championship to cross the 5000-run mark. England’s Alastair Cook celebrates his century with Joe Root. (Photo by Nick Potts/PA Images via Getty Images) Currently, the first test match between Pakistan and England is being played at Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan. During this match, experienced batsman Joe Root has made another great achievement in his name. Joe Root has become the first batsman in the history of the World Test Championship to cross the 5000-run mark. Not only this, experienced batsman Joe Root has also overtaken former England captain Alastair Cook’s record of scoring the most Test runs for England. Joe Root achieved this feat after scoring 72nd run in the first innings of the first Test being played against Pakistan. Joe Root has so far scored 5045 runs in 59 matches in the World Test Championship. Australia’s best batsman Marnus Labuschagne is at the second position in this list, who has scored 3904 runs in 45 World Test Championship matches, while his teammate Steve Smith is at the third position, who has scored 3486 runs in 45 matches. Talking about Joe Root, he has scored 12473* runs in his international Test career so far. From England, Alastair Cook is at second place in this list who has scored 12472 runs. Alastair Cook has played a total of 161 test matches from 2006 to 2018. Not only this, if Joe Root scores a century in this test match, it will be his 35th test century. Joe Root has become the highest run-scorer for England in the history of Test cricket. Joe Root’s performance in international cricket has always been very good. Joe Root has become the batsman who has scored the most runs for England in the Test format. In the first Test match currently being played between Pakistan and England, the hosts, batting first, have scored 556 runs after losing all their wickets. For the host side, captain Shan Masood played an inning of 151 runs while Abdullah Shafiq scored 102 runs. Salman Agha also batted brilliantly and played an important inning of 104* runs. In reply, England has also batted very well so far and is putting pressure on Pakistan’s bowlers. IPL 2025: Lucknow Super Giants can retain these 6 players IPL 2025: Punjab Kings can retain these 6 players “Bangladesh is playing poor cricket”- Aakash Chopra Indian batsman who hit most sixes in T20 against Bangladesh- IPL 2025: Rajasthan Royals can retain these 6 players IPL 2025: Sunrisers Hyderabad can retain these 6 players Rishabh Pant turns 27, take a look at his special records in cricket- The bowler who took the most wickets for India in the Women’s T20 World Cup- The batsman who scored the most runs for India in the Women’s T20 World Cup- IPL 2025: Gujarat Titans can retain these 6 players
Viral Video: Cape Town ground, Team India’s historic victory, then Virat added the spice of his Bhangra dance
Virat Kohli was seen in a very fun mood while fielding in the second test match, pictures and footage of which are going viral on social media. Virat Kohli (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Virat Kohli Viral Dance Video: In the last match of the Test series against South Africa, Team India won by 7 wickets and created history in Cape Town. India The first Asian country to win a test match in Cape Town. For the first time after the defeat in the ODI World Cup 2023 final, players like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli took the field in this Test series. Virat Kohli was seen in a very fun mood while fielding in the second test match, whose pictures and footage are going viral on social media. After the end of the match, another action of Virat Kohli has gone viral on social media. Virat Kohli lives in a different mood Rohit Sharma and Dean Elgar have shared the trophy after the series ended in a 1-1 draw. After which the players of both the countries came together to get their photo taken with the trophy. Virat Kohli was seen in a fun mood here too and started making Bhangra dance poses. Virat Kohli was having a lot of fun till the pictures were clicked. The rest of the Indian players were also laughing. Watch that video of Virat Kohli here- Kohli the GOAT #Kohli #ViratKohli #SAvIND #INDvSA #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/S1uQQ8Q45S — Jageer ali (@JageerA786) January 4, 2024 Virat Kohli looked in form in both the test matches against South Africa. Virat played a good inning of 76 runs in the second innings of the first test match. He then maintained his form by scoring 46 runs in the first innings of the second test match. Virat was looking in rhythm in the second innings but was out for 12 runs while hitting a four. At present, the most talked about news about Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma is whether both the players will be a part of the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 or not. No official information has been revealed yet by BCCI regarding this matter. Both the players have not played for India in the T20 format till now after the defeat in the T20 World Cup 2022 semi-finals.
BBL 2023-24: England’s Dan Lawrence added to the team by Melbourne Stars as a replacement.
The franchise has signed the player for the entire remaining season. Dan Lawrence (Image Credit- Twitter X) England cricket team’s star batsman Dan Lawrence has been included by BBL franchise Melbourne Stars as a replacement. Let us tell you that the 26-year-old player has been included in the team by the franchise as a replacement for the overseas player. It is noteworthy that after their return to the national team, the franchise will no longer be able to get the services of Usama Mir and Haris Rauf. So if we tell you about Dan Lawrence, he has the experience of playing four Big Bash League matches. Dan has represented the Brisbet Heat in the 2020 season. Although he was included in the BBL draft pick held in September, he was not included by any team. Meanwhile, Haris Rauf has been included in the Pakistan team for the limited overs series against New Zealand starting in January. It is noteworthy that the first T20 match will be played between Pakistan and New Zealand on January 12. But before this, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has issued NOC to Pakistani players Haris Rauf, Usama Mir and Zaman Khan to manage the workload. However, he will be allowed to play in the ongoing Big Bash League only till January 28. Dan’s arrival will strengthen Melbourne On the other hand, the arrival of Dan Lawrence will further strengthen the Melbourne Stars franchise, because till now whenever the team has included a player as an overseas replacement, his experience has not been anything special. It is noteworthy that earlier the Stars had selected Harry Brook, but he withdrew his name from the tournament due to workload. read this also- SA vs IND: Dough wet in poverty! ICC fines Indian team after losing Centurion Test match 5 Indian bowlers who have taken 500 wickets in the fewest innings in international cricket 4 South African opening batsmen who have scored 50+ scores most times in Test cricket Best playing 11 of the year 2023 5 batsmen who have scored the most centuries in test cricket away from home (active players) 5 Indian players who have scored the most runs in Tests against South Africa (Active Players) 6 Indian batsmen who scored centuries in South Africa Top 5 players sold in IPL 2024 auction 5 most expensive players sold in IPL history 3 players who have taken more than 500 wickets in test cricket for Australia Top 3 players who scored most runs as captain in IPL
