Root has become the highest run scorer for England in Test cricket.
Currently, the first match of the three-match Test series between Pakistan and England (PAK vs ENG) is being played at the Multan Cricket Stadium. So the fourth day of the match ended today on 10th October.
Today, England’s legendary batsman Joe Root started playing ahead of 176 runs, and played a brilliant inning of 262 runs in 375 balls. So on the basis of Harry Brook’s inning of 317 runs, England declared their first innings at 823 runs at the loss of 7 wickets.
However, Root’s innings looked a bit blurry due to Brook’s triple century. But Root has made a special record in his name by scoring a double century. Let us tell you that with this double century, he has become the second player among active cricketers in international cricket to score more than 20 thousand runs.
Before Root, former Indian captain and popularly known as Run Machine, Virat Kohli is at the first position among the players who have scored the most runs in international cricket. Kohli has scored a total of 27041 runs in 595 innings of 535 matches at an average of 53.23 with the help of 80 centuries and 140 half-centuries.
On the other hand, after the marathon innings played against Pakistan in Multan, Root has scored a total of 20079 runs in 458 innings of 350 matches at an average of 49.21. During this period, fans have also seen 51 centuries and 108 half-centuries from Root’s bat.
England in strong position after fourth day
On the other hand, if we give you information about the ongoing first Test match in Multan, at the end of the fourth day of the game, England has made a strong hold on Pakistan. At the time of stumps on the fourth day, Pakistan had scored 152 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in the second innings after 37 overs. On the basis of England’s first innings, Masood and Co. are still behind by 115 runs. Looking at the match it seems that she will lose this match.