Joe Root overtook former cricketers Rahul Dravid and Jacques Kallis to become the third highest run-run-songs in the history of Test cricket.
India vs England Test series have been a full roller-coaster of a test series characterized by intense drama, courage, audacity, bravery and more. However, for many players, it has also been a return chain, as they have declared their dominance in international cricket.
But for a player, it has been a everyday picture. England’s Stalwart Joe Root never lost the form in the last 5 years, as it proves with data. Root made his debut for England in 2012 and has been his most trusted test cricketer since the retirement of former English skipper Alastair Cook.
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Root on top 3 podiums in Test cricket
The English batsman Joe Root has reached a large milestone, as he had crossed the choice of record of the most test runs in his career by former India head coach Rahul Dravid and former protecter Jacks Kallis.
Rahul Dravid scored 13288 and Kalis scored 13289 runs in his Test career; However, it is shown to test cricket with determination, it reached a large -scale milestone in just 157* matches and 286 innings.
Joe Root, which is now batting in the second innings of England vs England in Manchester, scored 76* at the time of writing and now a few runs behind, making Ricky Ponting the second largest run-match in Test cricket history.
Joe Root carried forward Rahul Dravid and Jacques Kallis to become the third largest run-scorer in Test History. pic.twitter.com/ynmm4galdd
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Joe Root continues a classic form against India
The English batter Joe Root has continued its amazing form against India in the ongoing series, which marks the start of the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle for them. Joe Root has scored 328* runs in 7 innings played for England so far in the series.
Root is making many significant contribution to England’s success and was supported by former Australian captain Ricky Ponting, which is with Caliber to cross the test of the great Sachin Tendulkar.
If the root scores a hundred in Manchester, he will end the innings as only as the second biggest run gate in Test cricket with Sachin Tendulkar.
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Top 10 batsmen with most runs in test career
All-time leading run-scores in Test cricket:
Sachin Tendulkar – 15,921
Ricky Ponting – 13,378
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Jacques Kallis – 13,289
Rahul Dravid – 13,288
Alastair Cook – 12,472
Kumar Sangakkara – 12,400
Brian Lara – 11,953
Shivnarine Chenderpal – 11,867
Mahela Jayawardene – 11,814
All-time leading run-scorers in Test cricket
1 Tendulkar – 15,921
2 Ponting – 13,378
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4 Kallis – 13,289
5 Dravid – 13,288
6 Cook – 12,472
7 Sangakkara – 12,400
8 Lara – 11,953
9 chanderpaul – 11,867
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– England Cricket (@NglandCrick) 25 July, 2025
