‘There is still a lot left to do’ Joe Root after becoming the most successful batsman in Test cricket for England

Recently, Root has become the highest run scorer for England in Test cricket. Joe Root (Photo Source: On the fourth day of the first Test match between Pakistan and England at the Multan Cricket Stadium, former England captain Joe Root batted brilliantly and converted his century into a double century. With this, he has become the highest run scorer for England in Test cricket. So before the series against Pakistan, Root had become the player to score the most centuries for England in the Test series against Sri Lanka. But he was out after playing a marathon inning of 262 runs against Pakistan. But this innings was not easy for Joe Root. It was not easy to bat for more than two days in the hot environment of Multan, Root also suffered cramps several times and also became dehydrated on the field. But the player’s hunger for runs was not showing any signs of diminishing. After this marathon innings, he has become the 5th player to score the most runs in Test cricket. Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Jacques Kallis and Ricky Ponting are present ahead of Root. Joe Root gave a big statement After playing this brilliant innings against Pakistan in Multan, Joe Root was quoted by The Standard as saying – I am obviously proud, but I still feel that there is a lot left to do and a lot of runs to be scored. I always think that your best (century) is your next century. You have to be hungry and willing to find ways to get better besides just contributing. Root further said- I am sure that when I complete it, I will revisit it at some point and feel very proud of it. But we still have a chance to win this match which is exciting. We will see how it feels at the end of the Test match.

PAK vs ENG, 1st Test: Before Joe Root’s double century, Babar Azam took a simple catch at mid-wicket, watch video

Babar Azam dropped a simple catch on the ball of Naseem Shah before Joe Root’s double century. Joe Root & Babar Azam (Photo Source: The first match of the Test series between Pakistan and England is being played in Multan. Today, on the fourth day of the game, England’s legendary batsman Joe Root has scored a double century. This is the 6th double century of Root’s Test career and the third in the World Test Championship. Joe Root is making a lot of headlines due to his excellent batting, but former Pakistan captain Babar Azam is also not far behind. Before Joe Root’s double century, Babar Azam dropped a simple catch on the ball of Naseem Shah, the video of which is going viral. Babar Azam could not catch even a simple catch On the fourth day of the game, on a short ball from Naseem Shah, Joe Root played a shot straight towards mid-wicket, where Babar Azam was stationed. Let us tell you, Root was on 192 runs at that time. Babar Azam could have easily taken the catch but he dropped it. Seeing Babar’s poor fielding, Naseem Shah could not stop laughing and held his head. After the catch was dropped, Root hit a brilliant four on the very next ball. It was because of Babar Azam’s mistake that Joe Root scored a double century. Watch the video here- Neither is he batting nor is he fielding nor is he shy #PAKvsENG , #BabarAzam pic.twitter.com/9Yfib2dPMu — 𝘼𝙙𝙙𝙧 𝙍𝙚𝙝𝙝𝙖𝙖𝙣 (@was_abdur) October 10, 2024 Joe Root out against Agha Salman Joe Root was out LBW against Agha Salman and England lost the fourth wicket at the score of 703. Root completed his double century in 305 balls by taking a single during the 110th over bowled by Agha Salman. He played an innings of 262 runs in 375 balls with the help of 17 fours. There was a partnership of 454 runs for the fourth wicket between Harry Brook and Root. This is the highest partnership made by any team in Test against Pakistan. Till the time of writing the news, England has scored 710/4 runs and the team has taken a lead of 154 runs. Harry Brook (262*) and Jamie Smith (6*) are present at the unbeaten crease.

Joe Root created history in Multan, this happened for the first time in 147 years of history

Joe Root scored a double century in the Multan test against Pakistan. Joe Root (Photo Source: These days, whenever Joe Root comes to bat, only one question arises in everyone’s mind, which record will he break today? New records are being made every day. Joe Root made another big achievement during the first test match against Pakistan in Multan. England played the first Test match in 1877 and now in 2024, after 147 years, no batsman from the country has completed 20000 runs. Joe Root has become the first batsman for England to score 20 thousand runs in international cricket. Just a few years ago, he became the highest run-scorer for England and on October 9, Joe Root became the highest run-scorer for England in Test cricket. Joe Root has left behind many legends in scoring the fastest 20 thousand runs in international cricket and he is the third batsman to do so. Joe Root became the first batsman to score 20000 runs for England As soon as right-handed batsman Joe Root scored 183 runs against Pakistan in Multan, he completed 20 thousand runs in international cricket. No batsman has scored so many runs for England till date. Let us tell you that the oldest team in international cricket is England. Before Joe Root, the highest run scorer for England was Alastair Cook, who scored 15737 runs. Joe Root has become the third fastest player to score 20 thousand runs in the shortest innings. In this list, only Virat Kohli (417 innings) and Sachin Tendulkar/Brian Lara (453 innings) are ahead of him. Joe Root has left behind many greats including Ricky Ponting (464), AB de Villiers (483), Jacques Kallis (491) and Rahul Dravid (492). Virat Kohli is the only active cricketer who has scored more than 20 thousand runs. Virat had recently crossed the mark of 27000 runs. Joe Root is the 13th player to score 20 thousand runs in international cricket. Virat will now be seen playing in the Test series against New Zealand this month.

PAK vs ENG: Harry Brook narrowly escaped being hit-wicketed on the third day of the first Test against Pakistan, watch viral video

Harry defended the ball, after which it went towards the stumps. Pakistan vs England, 1st Test (Image Credit- Twitter PAK vs ENG 1st Test: The first match of the three-match Test series between Pakistan and England is currently being played at the Multan Cricket Stadium. Let us tell you that in this match today, on October 9, on the third day of the game, a strange incident has been seen, the video of which is going viral on social media very fast. Let us tell you that after Ben Duckett was out during England’s first innings on the field, Harry Brook joined Joe Root to bat on the field. In the match, when Harry is batting on 75 runs, he goes to defend the ball bowled by Aamer Jamal. But during this time, while defending, the ball hits the helmet and goes towards the stump. The ball also hits the stump, the sound of which was heard in the stump mic, but the bails did not fall. Everyone was surprised to see this incident that happened on the field. Also, the video of this incident went viral on social media within no time. Watch the viral video of this strange incident What happened there?! Brook is rendered lucky🏏#PAKvENG , #TestAtHome pic.twitter.com/qk5dzRKEYn — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 9, 2024 England trailed Pakistan by 64 runs at the end of the third day On the other hand, if we tell you the condition of this match, at the end of the third day, England has scored 492 runs at the loss of 3 wickets in reply to Pakistan’s first innings (556). They are currently behind Pakistan by 64 runs. At the time of stumps, Joe Root is currently on 176* and Harry Brook is on 141*. So for England, Jack Crawley is out after scoring 78 runs and Ben Duckett has scored 84 runs. However, captain Ollie Pope returned to the pavilion after getting out without opening the account. So far, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah and Aamer Jamal have got 1 wicket each for Pakistan.

PAK vs ENG, 1st Test: Day 3: Joe Root and Harry Brook hit centuries, England’s score 492/3 by the end of the day

After the third day’s play, the England team is behind by 64 runs. PAK vs ENG, Joe Root & Harry Brook (Photo Source: Getty Images) PAK vs ENG, 1st Test: Day 3 Highlights: The first match of the two-match Test series between Pakistan and England is being played in Multan from October 7. The host team has scored 556 runs in the first innings, Abdullah Shafiq (102), Shan Masood (151), Salman Ali Aga (104*) and Saud Shakeel (82) played brilliant innings. By the end of the second day, England had scored 96 runs at the loss of one wicket. On the third day, Harry Brook and Joe Root scored centuries for England. By the end of the day the team has scored 492 runs at the loss of 3 wickets. Harry Brook (141*) and Joe Root (176*) are present at the crease unbeaten, the team is now 64 runs behind Pakistan. Let us tell you all the highlights of the third day’s play- PAK vs ENG: Jack Crawley lost his wicket at the beginning of the third day By the end of the second day of the game, Jack Crawley (64*) and Joe Root (32*) were at the crease unbeaten. At the beginning of the third day, Shaheen Afridi gave a big success to Pakistan by dismissing Jack Crawley. Jack Crawley hit a shot towards mid-wicket, where deployed Aamir Jamal took an amazing catch. Crawley played an innings of 78 runs in 85 balls with the help of 13 fours. There was a partnership of 109 runs for the second wicket between Jack Crawley and Joe Root. Pouched on the second attempt! Wicket no. 2 for Pakistan, catch no. 2 for Aamir Jamal 🏏#PAKvENG , #TestAtHome pic.twitter.com/9Jyln5W4B0 — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 9, 2024 Joe Root created history after scoring 71st run Joe Root created history when he scored 71st run in the first innings of the first Test against Pakistan. He became England’s leading run-scorer in Tests, surpassing former player Alastair Cook. Also, Root has come fifth in the list of players who have scored most runs in Test cricket, Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Jacques Kallis, Rahul Dravid are ahead of him. Joe Root. England’s greatest. pic.twitter.com/dMKqjUFwYy — England’s Barmy Army October 9, 2024 PAK vs ENG: Ben Duckett scored 84 runs Ben Duckett played brilliantly with Joe Root and made a partnership of 136 runs for the third wicket. Duckett was given out LBW by Aamir Jamal on the fourth ball of the 50th over. He played an inning of 84 runs in 75 balls with the help of 11 fours. Aamir Jamal strikes! In-dipper gets the better of Ben Duckett ☝️#PAKvENG , #TestAtHome pic.twitter.com/d7Iv4cszIm — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 9, 2024 Joe Root scored the 35th Test century of his career in 167 balls. Joe Root completed his century in 167 balls by taking a single on the second ball of the 63rd over bowled by Abrar Ahmed. This is the 35th century of Root’s Test career, he is the batsman with the most (5) centuries…

October 9, Evening News Headlines: All the latest news from the cricket world till this evening.

This news gives a brief description of the incidents which made headlines in the cricket world today. Cheteshwar Pujara and his wife, Joe Root, Harmanpreet Kaur, Pooja Vastrakar, New Zealand Team (Photo Source: 1. Rohit Sharma: Why did Rohit Sharma shake hands with a female fan after stopping at the signal? Rohit Sharma’s car stopped at the signal, when a female fan approached his car. In the video that went viral on social media, the female fan excitedly approached Rohit’s car to click pictures. Meanwhile, the fan’s friend told that today is the girl’s birthday. Hearing this, Rohit Sharma extended his warm wishes to her and shook hands with the birthday girl. 2. Hobart Hurricanes replace Danny Wyatt-Hodge with Suzie Bates in squad for WBBL 10 New Zealand international cricketer Suzie Bates has been included by Hobart Hurricanes in their WBBL 10 team. Suzie Bates has had a long WBBL career, playing 9 out of 10 seasons. His experience will provide a great boost to the Hobart Hurricanes line-up. 3. IND vs NZ: New Zealand announced the team for the Test series against India, Kane Williamson is out. After the ongoing T-20 series between India and Bangladesh, Team India has to immediately play a three-match Test series against New Zealand. This test series will be played from October 16, for which New Zealand has announced its team. New Zealand squad for the series: Tom Latham (captain), Tom Blundell (wk), Michael Bracewell (1st Test only), Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Will O’Rourke, Ajaz Patel, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ben Sears, Ish Sodhi (2nd and 3rd Test only), Tim Southee, Kane Williamson, Will Young. 4. Will Harmanpreet Kaur and Pooja Vastrakar play against Sri Lanka today? Smriti Mandhana gave update India will face Sri Lanka in the Group A match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup on Wednesday, October 9 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Meanwhile, a good news has come due to which fans in India can heave a sigh of relief. Actually, captain Harmanpreet Kaur has been considered fit and she is fit for the match to be played on Wednesday. There is also concern over the fitness of star all-rounder Pooja Vastrakar, who missed the match against Pakistan due to injury. Mandhana told reports on this matter that Pooja is being monitored by the medical team and there is still no clarity about her availability for the match against Sri Lanka. 5. Marnus Labuschagne did strange fielding, pulled the fielder’s pants and made him stand behind the umpire. On the first day of the Sheffield Shield between Western Australia and Queensland, he attempted to break the partnership building between Sam Whiteman and Josh Inglis in an awkward fielding setting. During the 66th over of the first day, Labuschagne bowled his second over and asked one of his teammates to stand immediately behind the umpire, thus creating a separate field. It was not a mid-off or mid-on position. The on-field umpire was surprised when he saw that a fielder was standing right…

SM Trends: Know here about the best tweets of October 9 which are going viral very fast.

Today i.e. on 9th October, Team India has to play the second T20 match against Bangladesh at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Social Media Trends Of 9 October Currently, the first test match between Pakistan and England is being played at Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan. The third day of the first Test between these two teams has begun. On the third day of the game, experienced batsman Joe Root batted brilliantly for England and scored an important century for his team. This is Joe Root’s 35th century in his international Test career. Today i.e. on 9th October, Team India has to play the second T20 match against Bangladesh at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. However, before this match, many people have expressed their views on both the teams on social media. The spectacular match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 is currently being played between South Africa and Scotland. This match is being held at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai in which South Africa women’s team has won the toss and decided to bat first. Now the only way this test will see a winner is if the 3rd batting innings is a poor one. #ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/Q1W1MlCE86 — Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) October 9, 2024 Joe Root becomes England’s leading Test-match run scorer 👏 pic.twitter.com/BQxfF5VBc4 — Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) October 9, 2024 Still a bowlers graveyard! If this wicket doesn’t crumble and produce a result, it’s helping DESTROY Test cricket. — Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) October 9, 2024 Will there be any changes in India’s playing XI against Bangladesh today? Could this be the moment Harshit Rana finally makes his debut for India? I’ve also discussed whether India should consider playing in more tri-nation series In today’s #AakashvaniWatch it here 👇… pic.twitter.com/fRbOEl0CAs — Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) October 9, 2024 35th Test Ton 💯 for Joe Root. He is unstoppable in test format at this moment. I love this dedication for the purest form of the game. What a player…absolute legend#JoeRoot #GOAT #PAKvENG pic.twitter.com/7nceAnl7oD — Dipanjan Chatterjee (@I_am_DipCh) October 9, 2024 Eat. Sleep. Century. Repeat. It’s been that kind of a year for Joe Root 👏🏼#PAKvENG #JoeRoot pic.twitter.com/u7Iu7nA5Im — OneCricket (@OneCricketApp) October 9, 2024 📍Delhi Heading into the 2nd #INDvBAN T20I with energy, excitement and some banter 😃#TeamIndia , @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/dUyk2W0DE8 — BCCI (@BCCI) October 9, 2024 South Africa and Scotland meet in key Women’s #T20WorldCup clash in dubai 👊#SAvSCO #WhateverItTakes Follow Live ➡ — ICC (@ICC) October 9, 2024 A host of India’s stars have made leaps in the latest Men’s T20I Player Rankings 📈 More 👇 — ICC (@ICC) October 9, 2024 Making moves with the ball 🔥 more #T20WorldCup stats 📲 https://t.co/dxsOBLciPK#WhateverItTakes pic.twitter.com/6h2fXASrdh — ICC (@ICC) October 9, 2024 Fab 4 Test centuries: Joe Root – 35* (147 Tests)Kane Williamson – 32 (102 Tests)Steven Smith – 32 (109 Tests) Virat Kohli – 29 (115 Tests) pic.twitter.com/UynPvBAHTZ — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 9, 2024 Pakistani pacers speed in this test. pic.twitter.com/clbDkrq9MI — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 9, 2024 Joe Root reached this number…

There’s plenty of time for someone else to break Joe Root’s Test record: Ben Stokes

Recently, Root has become the player who has scored the most test runs for England. Ben Stokes and Joe Root (Image Credit- Twitter X) Veteran batsman Joe Root has recently overtaken former England captain Alastair Cook in terms of scoring the most runs in Test cricket. Root achieved this feat on the third day of the first Test match against Pakistan at Multan Cricket Stadium. As soon as Root scored 71 runs in the match, he became the first player from England to score the highest runs in Test cricket. Before Root, Cook had scored a total of 12472 runs while playing 161 Test matches for England. But it took only 147 matches for Root to leave this figure behind. Apart from this, Root has now reached 5th position in terms of scoring most runs in Test cricket. He is just 816 runs behind former Indian player Rahul Dravid (13288), who is at fourth place. On the other hand, after Root made this great record, England’s Test captain and all-rounder Ben Stokes has given a big statement. Stokes says that people have a lot of time to break his record. Ben Stokes gave a big statement regarding Joe Root Let us tell you that after Joe Root made this record, Ben Stokes while talking to ECB said – Yes, I have played a lot of cricket with Joe Root. And have played against him a lot too. We have grown up together. To score so many runs you would think that he would have to be a little selfish as a player, but not so, he is completely dedicated to the team. Stokes further said- From my perspective when I saw how many centuries Joe Root has scored and how many matches we have won. Were we over or under the line because of his century, but when I look at him he is like a stick. The selflessness that he possesses is an incredible quality. He always puts the team first. The fact is that he has scored so many runs and there is plenty of time for someone else to break his record. He is an incredible player.

PAK 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

PAK vs ENG, 1st Test: Day 2: Pakistan scored 556 runs in the first innings, England’s score at the end of the day was 96/1

After the second day’s play, the England team is trailing by 460 runs. Pakistan Cricket Team (Photo Source: PAK vs ENG, 1st Test: Day 2 Highlights: The first match of the three-match Test series between Pakistan and England is being played in Multan from October 7. By the end of the first day, the host team had scored 328 runs at the loss of four wickets in the first innings. Today, on the second day of play, Pakistan scored 556 runs in the first innings. By the end of the day, England had scored 96 runs at the loss of one wicket. Jack Crawley (64*) and Joe Root (32*) are unbeaten at the crease. Let us tell you all the highlights of the second day’s play- PAK vs ENG: Naseem Shah scored 33 runs After the first day’s play, Saud Shakeel (35*) and Naseem Shah (0*) were present at the crease unbeaten. On the second day, there was a partnership of 64 runs between the two batsmen for the fifth wicket. Naseem Shah (33) lost his wicket against Brydon Carse and Pakistan suffered its fifth blow at the score of 388. Proper shot by Naseem! He falls after a fine contribution🏏#PAKvENG , #TestAtHome pic.twitter.com/JHjFiJe4pk — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 8, 2024 Mohammad Rizwan out on duck In the first innings of the first Test against England, Mohammad Rizwan disappointed the team. He was out for a duck against Jack Leach after playing 12 balls. Saud Shakeel played brilliantly and scored 82 runs in 177 balls with the help of 8 fours. Saud nails the sweep shot for his fifth 5️⃣0️⃣+ score in Tests against England RUN#PAKvENG , #TestAtHome pic.twitter.com/49U24jw5KM — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 8, 2024 Salman Ali Aga played an unbeaten inning of 104 runs in 119 balls with the help of 10 fours and 3 sixes. At the same time, Shaheen Afridi made an important contribution by scoring 26 runs in 49 balls. Pakistan scored 556 runs in the first innings on the basis of centuries by Abdullah Shafiq (102), Shan Masood (151), Salman Ali Aga (104*) and half-century by Saud Shakeel (82). An eventful six! Chris Woakes tries hard but Salman Ali Agha is deemed safe 🏏#PAKvENG , #TestAtHome pic.twitter.com/5hqtmSdi6B — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 8, 2024 Peppering boundaries all over the park 🙌 Salman Ali Agha stamping his authority 🏏#PAKvENG , #TestAtHome pic.twitter.com/P6Vkloe4FO — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 8, 2024 The Agha-Afridi power-hitting show motiv#PAKvENG , #TestAtHome pic.twitter.com/6N64phFaVk — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 8, 2024 PAK vs ENG: Jack Leach took 3 wickets in the first innings None of the England bowlers could show anything special in the first innings. Jack Leach took the maximum of three wickets for 160 runs in 40 overs. He took the wickets of Shan Masood, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Afridi. Apart from these, Gus Atkinson and Braydon Kars took 2-2 wickets each. Ollie Pope lost his wicket in the second over of the innings The first success for Pakistan was given by Naseem Shah, who tightened the noose on…