Kumar Sangakkara said that Joe Root has a chance to equal Sachin Tendulkar’s record of most runs as well as Sachin’s record of playing most matches.
Sachin Tendulkar Record: The England team registered a historic victory by whitewashing the West Indies in the three-match Test series. In the last Test match of this series, England batsman Joe Root has equaled the record of West Indies’ great batsman Brian Lara in the list of highest run-scorers and has reached the 7th position in the list of highest run-scorers in Test cricket.
Saved the team in times of crisis
In the third match against West Indies, England was in trouble after losing 5 wickets for 54 runs. At that time, Joe Root not only shared a 100-run partnership with captain Ben Stokes, but also completed his personal half-century. By doing this, he played an important role in stopping the team’s downfall. In the second match of the same series, Root scored the 32nd century of his career.
Captain Ben Stokes and Joe Root shared an unbeaten 103-run partnership for the sixth wicket. Meanwhile, he also scored a half-century. On this occasion, he broke the record of Brian Lara, who was at number 7, and became the 7th highest run scorer in Test cricket. Joe Root has scored 12,027* runs.
Joe Root, who has played 143 matches in Test cricket, has come close to Sachin Tendulkar in terms of scoring the most runs in Test cricket. Cricket experts are saying that Joe Root’s focus is on surpassing Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 15,921 runs in Test cricket.
Opportunity to break the record of most runs as well as most matches
Recently during a cricket match commentary, former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara said that Joe Root has a chance to equal Sachin Tendulkar’s record of most runs as well as Sachin’s record of playing most matches.
Only 58 games left to break Sachin’s record!
Joe Root can not only break Sachin’s record of scoring runs but also the record of playing most number of matches in Test cricket. He is 33 years old and has the opportunity to play cricket for many more years. He said that Root will have to play 58 more matches to break Sachin’s record.
Recently, former England captain Michael Vaughan also said that Joe Root has a chance to surpass Sachin Tendulkar’s record to become the highest run-scorer in Test cricket.