PAK vs ENG: Sajid Khan left his mark in Rawalpindi too, experienced batsman Joe Root sent back to the pavilion cheaply

Joe Root failed to score big in the first innings of the third Test and returned to the pavilion after scoring 5 runs. Joe Root (Pic Source-X) Currently, the third and final Test between Pakistan and England is being played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi. In this match, Pakistan’s best spinner Sajid Khan bowled lethally and dismissed England’s experienced batsman Joe Root. Joe Root failed to score big in the first innings of the third Test and returned to the pavilion after scoring 5 runs. Let us tell you that Joe Root’s performance has been very good so far in this Test series and he has constantly put pressure on Pakistan’s bowlers. However, in the first innings of the third Test currently being played, the experienced batsman failed to score a big score and was out on a single digit score. Talking about Sajid Khan, till now he has given many important successes to England by bowling lethally in this Test series. In the second Test played between these two teams, Sajid Khan took a total of 9 wickets and played an important role in Pakistan’s victory. Currently, in the third Test match being played, Joe Root could not understand Sajid Khan’s ball at all and became LBW. Here’s the video: pic.twitter.com/O668Qz1FRs —ViratKingdom (@kingdom_virat1) October 24, 2024 Let us tell you that England had made a very good start in this match. Ben Duckett scored 52 runs while Zak Crawley scored 29 runs. However, after the wickets of these two players fell, England’s middle order failed to bat well. Apart from Joe Root, Ollie Pope scored only three runs while Harry Brook was also out on a personal score of five runs. Captain Ben Stokes also could not score big and returned back to the pavilion after scoring 12 runs. If England want to win this match, they will have to make an important partnership from here. At present the three-match Test series is tied at 1-1. Now it remains to be seen which team wins this final test? List of teams that have won the most matches away from home in WTC- Players who have won “Player of the Tournament” in every edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup- List of batsmen who have hit most sixes in Test cricket- Players who have been out for a duck most times in international cricket (active) Take a look at India’s lowest total in Test cricket- Players who have won Player of the Match the most number of times in Tests- Which Indian batsman has the highest average in Tests against New Zealand? Fastest bowler to take 50 T20I wickets for India Take a look at the performance of Team India in every edition of Women’s T20 World Cup- IPL: You will be shocked to know the net worth of these 5 star players of Mumbai Indians.

Joe Root reaches new heights in latest ICC Test batting rankings, achieves career best ranking

The route has reached 932 rating points. Joe Root (Photo Source: Former England captain and veteran batsman Joe Root has achieved new heights in the category of batsmen in the latest ICC Test rankings. The inning of 262 runs played in the first Test match against Pakistan in Multan has been of great benefit to the experienced batsman. Root currently has 932 rating points and is currently the number 1 Test batsman in the world. Apart from this, he has become the fourth player from England to achieve the all-time best ranking in Tests. This is also his career best ranking. Before Root, Len Hooton (945), Jack Hobbs 942 and Peter May (941) had achieved the best ranking in the batsmen’s category for England. After scoring two centuries in the home Test match against Sri Lanka before Pakistan, he had achieved 923 rating points, his career best ranking, but later slipped to 899 points, but in the first Test against Pakistan in Multan. After his brilliant innings in the match and the record partnership of 454 runs with Harry Brook for the fourth wicket, he has been progressing continuously. Apart from Joe Root, Ben Duckett has gained five points in the batsmen’s category for England in the latest rankings. He has currently reached the 14th position with 685 rating points, while after scoring a triple century, Harry Brook has reached the third position with a jump of 10 points. Former New Zealand captain Kane Williamson is at second place with 829 rating points. Pakistani batsmen also benefited in ranking In the latest rankings, the ranking of three players who scored centuries for Pakistan in the first Test match played in Multan has also improved. Salman Ali Aga has reached career best 22nd ranking, while Shan Masood has reached 51st position with a jump of 12 points. Besides, Abdullah Shafiq has also reached 39th position.

PAK vs ENG: Joe Root’s way of shining the ball is the most stylish, the experienced batsman used Jack Leach’s head brilliantly

In this match, Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first. PAK vs ENG (Pic Source-X) Currently, the second test match between Pakistan and England is being played at Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan. In this match, Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first. Former England captain Joe Root was seen shining the red ball over his teammate Jack Leach’s head on the first day of play in the second Test. The video of this action of Joe Root is going viral on social media. Let us tell you that after Covid-19, there is a ban on the use of saliva to shine the ball. Therefore players adopt different methods to maintain the shine and polish of the ball. This is not the first time Root has done something like this. Earlier in 2022 too, he had shined the ball over Leach’s head. He then did such a thing during England’s 2022 tour of Pakistan. Now once again Joe Root did this and forced all the cricket fans to laugh. Here’s the video: 🚨 Shining The Ball 🚨 – Joe Root using Jack Leach’s bald head to shine the ball 👨🏻‍🦲😅#PakistanCricket #PAKvENG pic.twitter.com/hJh9urMpoQ — 𝐊𝐨𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐖◆𝐥🌸𝟏𝟖★ (@KohlikaDost18) October 15, 2024 Talking about the match, Pakistan has scored 173 runs after losing three wickets till the tea break of the first day’s play. Let us tell you that in this match, experienced batsman Babar Azam has not been included in the playing XI from Pakistan team. Babar Azam has been struggling with poor form for quite some time. Pakistan did not have such a good start in the second Test as well and they lost the first two wickets for just 19 runs. Abdullah Shafiq was out after scoring 7 runs while Shan Masood scored only three runs. However, after two wickets fell soon, Sam Ayub and Kamran Ghulam made a brilliant partnership of 149 runs for the third wicket. Sam Ayub contributed 77 runs in this match. England is leading 1-0 in the three-match Test series. England won the first test match by an innings and 47 runs. At present, both the teams have performed very well so far on the first day of the second Test. Take a look at the performance of Team India in every edition of Women’s T20 World Cup- IPL: You will be shocked to know the net worth of these 5 star players of Mumbai Indians. Batsman who scored the fastest century in T20I for India List of youngest players to win POTM for India in T20I- List of batsmen who scored the fastest triple century in Test cricket- Batsmen who have scored most double centuries in Tests for England- Joe Root reached this number in terms of scoring most test runs 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

PAK vs ENG: Joe Root made this special record in the Multan test match, only the second player to do so after Virat Kohli.

Root has become the highest run scorer for England in Test cricket. Joe Root and Virat Kohli (Image Credit- Twitter X) 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.

PAK vs ENG, 1st Test: Day 4: England declared the first innings at 823/7, by the end of the day Pakistan’s score in the second innings was 152/6.

Joe Root (262) and Harry Brook (317) batted brilliantly for England in the first innings. PAK vs ENG (Photo Source: Getty Images) PAK vs ENG, 1st Test: Day 4 Highlights: The first Test match between Pakistan and England is being played in Multan from 7 October. By the end of the third day, England had scored 492 runs at the loss of 3 wickets in the first innings. Today, on the fourth day, Joe Root scored a double century and Harry Brook scored a triple century, on the basis of which the team declared the first innings at 823/7. By the end of the day, Pakistan had scored 152 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in the second innings. The team is trailing England by 115 runs. Salman Ali Aga (41*) and Aamir Jamal (27*) are present at the unbeaten crease. Joe Root scored a double century in 305 balls By the end of the third day of play, Harry Brook (141*) and Joe Root (176*) were unbeaten at the crease. Even on the fourth day, Joe Root continued his brilliant game and completed a double century in 305 balls. This is the sixth double century of his Test career and third double century in the World Test Championship. Let us tell you, when Root was batting on 192 runs, Babar Azam dropped his catch at mid-wicket. A commendable effort from Joe Root, who brings up his sixth Test double ton 🏏#PAKvENG , #TestAtHome pic.twitter.com/bKA1Htup8D — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 10, 2024 Harry Brook completed his double century in 245 balls. Harry Brook completed his double century in 245 balls by taking a single on the first ball of the 126th over bowled by Naseem Shah. This is the first double century of his Test career. First Test double ton for Harry Brook 💯💯#PAKvENG , #TestAtHome pic.twitter.com/ZjikCyBQpu — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 10, 2024 Joe Root out against Salman Aga Joe Root was out LBW against Agha Salman and England lost the fourth wicket at the score of 703. 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 biggest partnership ever played by England in Test cricket and the fourth biggest partnership in the history of Test cricket. Also this is the biggest partnership made by any team against Pakistan. Salman Ali Agha ends the partnership as Joe Root is congratulated for his epic knock.#PAKvENG , #TestAtHome pic.twitter.com/AVmonFh4bn — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 10, 2024 Harry Brook scored a triple century in 310 balls Harry Brook continued his brilliant game and completed his triple century in 310 balls by hitting a four on the third ball of the 144th over against Saim Ayub. He has become the second batsman to score the fastest triple century in Test cricket. Before Brook, former Indian opener Virender Sehwag has scored the fastest triple century in Test cricket in 278 balls. Harry Brook completes a remarkable…

PAK vs ENG, 1st Test: Joe Root and Harry Brook created history, made many big records by making a partnership of 454 runs

There was a record partnership of 454 runs for the fourth wicket between Joe Root and Brook. Joe Root & Harry Brook (Photo Source: Getty Images) The first match of the Test series between Pakistan and England is being played in Multan. The England team batted explosively and declared the first innings at 823/7. This is the fourth 800+ total in the history of Test cricket. Joe Root played an innings of 262 runs in 375 balls with the help of 17 fours. This is Root’s sixth double century in Test cricket. Whereas, Harry Brook scored 317 runs in 322 balls with the help of 29 fours and 3 sixes. Harry Brook has become the second batsman to score the fastest triple century (310 balls) in Test cricket. There was a record partnership of 454 runs for the fourth wicket between Joe Root and Brook. This is the biggest partnership ever for England in Test cricket. Also, this is the fourth highest partnership in the history of Test cricket. The biggest partnership made by any team in test cricket against Pakistan The record-breaking partnership of Joe Root and Harry Brook has left behind the previous highest partnership against Pakistan. The partnership of 454 runs between the two has become the biggest partnership made by any team in Test against Pakistan. The previous record was held by West Indies greats Conrad Hund and Gary Sobers, who made a partnership of 446 runs in Kingston in 1958. The partnership of Joe Root and Harry Brook made these records- The biggest partnership for England in test cricket 454- Joe Root and Harry Brook vs Pakistan, Multan, 2024 411- Peter May and Colin Cowdrey, vs West Indies, 1957 399- Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow vs South Africa, 2016 382- Morris Leyland and Leonard Hutton vs Australia, 1983 Biggest partnership in test cricket 624 – Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara vs South Africa, Colombo (SSC), 2006 576 – Sanath Jayasuriya & Roshan Mahanama vs India, Colombo (RPS), 1997 467 – Martin Crowe and Andrew Jones v Sri Lanka, Wellington, 1991 454 – Joe Root and Harry Brook vs Pakistan, Multan, 2024 451 – Don Bradman and Bill Ponsford vs England, The Oval, 1934 451 – Javed Miandad and Mudassar Nazar vs India, Hyderabad (Sindh), 1983 The biggest partnership in test cricket against Pakistan 454- Joe Root and Harry Brook (England) vs Pakistan, Multan, 2024 445- Conrad Hunte and Gary Sobers (West Indies) v Pakistan, Kingston, 1958 437- Mahela Jayawardene and T Samarawickrama (Sri Lanka), vs Pakistan, Karachi, 2009 410- Rahul Dravid and Virender Sehwag (India), Lahore, 2006 Two batsmen who crossed 250 runs in the same test innings Conrad Hunte and Gary Sobers v Pakistan, Kingston, 1958 Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene vs South Africa, Colombo (SSC), 2006 Harry Brook and Joe Root vs Pakistan, Multan, 2024

Five best batsmen who have scored the most runs in test cricket

There are many players from all over the world who have always performed well in this format and have played an important role in the victory of their team. Joe Root Sachin Tendulkar (Photo Source:: X/Twitter) Test format is said to be the most challenging format of cricket. There are many players from all over the world who have always performed well in this format and have played an important role in the victory of their team. However, participating in this format is not within the reach of every player. Today we will tell you about five such great players who have always performed brilliantly in international Test cricket and have scored the most runs in the Test format. 5- Joe Root Joe Root (Photo Source: England’s experienced batsman Joe Root, while batting brilliantly during the first Test match being played against Pakistan, has broken former captain Alastair Cook’s record of scoring the most runs for England. Let us tell you that Joe Root scored 262 runs in the first innings of the first Test being played against Pakistan and put his team in a strong position. Joe Root has scored 12664 runs in his international Test cricket career so far. Not only this, Joe Root has also become the highest run-scorer in the World Test Championship. Joe Root has become the fifth highest run scorer in his Test cricket career.

PAK vs ENG, 1st Test: England’s wonder in Multan, crossed the mark of 800+ runs for the fourth time in Test cricket

The England team has become the fourth team to cross the mark of 800+ runs in an innings of Test cricket. Joe Root & Harry Brook (Photo Source: Getty Images) The first match of the three-match Test series between Pakistan and England is being played in Multan from October 7. In this match, the batsmen of both the teams are seen batting vigorously. Pakistan had scored 556 runs in the first innings on the basis of brilliant innings by Abdullah Shafiq (102), Shan Masood (151), Salman Ali Aga (104*) and Saud Shakeel (82). The English team also batted aggressively and crossed the 800-run mark on the fourth day today. The team has become the fourth team in the history of Test cricket to cross the mark of 800+ runs in an innings. England declared first innings at 823/7 England had a bad start in the Multan Test against Pakistan, the team lost the wicket of captain Ollie Pope at the score of 4 runs. Jack Crawley (78) and Ben Duckett (84) played half-century innings. Then veteran player Joe Root scored a double century and young batsman Harry Brook scored a triple century. Joe Root played an innings of 262 runs in 375 balls with the help of 17 fours. At the same time, Harry Brook scored 317 runs in 322 balls with the help of 29 fours and 3 sixes, on the basis of which England declared the first innings at 823/7. Highest total in test cricket is recorded in the name of Sri Lanka The highest total in the history of Test cricket was made by Sri Lanka in 1997 against India in Colombo. The Sri Lankan team declared the innings after scoring 952 runs at the loss of 6 wickets. Sanath Jayasuriya had played an inning of 340 runs and Roshan Mahanama had played an inning of 225 runs. At the same time, the second highest total is recorded in the name of England, the team declared its innings at 903/7 against Australia at The Oval in 1938. Highest total in test cricket 952/6 d, Sri Lanka vs India, Colombo (RPS), 1997903/7 d, England v Australia, The Oval, 1938849 d, England v West Indies, Kingston, 1930823/7 d, England vs Pakistan, Multan, 2024790/3 d, West Indies vs Pakistan, Kingston, 1958765/6 d, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, Karachi, 2009

‘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.