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The right-handed batter scored a hundred in the first innings of the third red-ball game at Lord’s. In three Tests so far, Root has amassed 253 runs at an average of 50.60, with a century and a fifty.
Joe Root will have a chance to go past legendary cricketers in the upcoming fourth Test against India. He needs 120 runs to surpass Ricky Ponting and become the second-highest run-getter in the longest format of the game. The right-handed batter scored a hundred in the first innings of the third red-ball game at Lord’s. In three Tests so far, Root has amassed 253 runs at an average of 50.60, with a century and a fifty.
Root has scored 988 runs in 11 Tests in Manchester, the venue of the fourth contest. He has hit a hundred and seven half-centuries, with the highest score of 254.
He is the fifth-highest run-getter of all time in the five-day format, with 13,259 runs in 156 Tests at an average of 50.80, with 37 tons and 66 fifties. If he scores 30, Root will overtake Rahul Dravid (13,288 runs in 164 Tests). If Root adds 120 more runs, he will topple Jacques Kallis (13,289 runs in 166 Tests) and Ponting (13,378 runs in 168 matches) to become the second-highest Test run-scorer.
Sachin Tendulkar holds the No.1 spot, with 15,921 runs in 200 Tests at an average of 53.78, 51 centuries, and 68 half-centuries. Root is currently on 13259 and trails Sachin by 2662 runs.
India’s squad for England Test series: Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav.
England squad for fourth Test against India: Ben Stokes (capt), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes.
