Joe Root becomes 2nd England batter, overall 7th batter to score 12000 runs in test cricket

Joe Root is the second youngest batter to achieve the 12000-run landmark in test cricket.

Veteran England batter Joe Root became the second English batter after legendary Alastair Cook to reach the historic landmark of 12,000 runs in test cricket. Overall, Root became the seventh batter in the longest format to reach 12,000 or more runs.

The veteran cricketer Root achieved this feat during the ongoing final match of the three-match test series against the West Indies at Edgbaston, Birmingham on Day 2 of the game on July 27. Earlier in the same test match, Root surpassed legendary Brian Lara to became the seventh highest run-getter in test cricket. Lara amassed 11,953 runs during his test career.

The 33-year-old English batter Root also became the second-fastest batter to reach the feat of 12,000 runs. Root took 143 matches and 261 innings. Ahead of him is Sri Lankan great wicketkeeper batter Kumar Sangakkara, who reached the iconic milestone in just 130 matches.

Interestingly, Root is also the second youngest batter behind former England captain Alastair Cook to reach the landmark of 12,000 runs test runs. Root achieved the feat in 33 years and 210 days, whereas Cook reached the milestone in 33 years and 13 days.

Most runs in Test cricket:

1. Sachin Tendulkar (IND) – 15921 runs
2. Ricky Ponting (AUS) – 13378 runs
3. Jacques Kallis (SA) – 13289 runs
4. Rahul Dravid (IND) – 13288 runs
5. Alastair Cook (ENG) – 12472 runs
6. Kumar Sangakkara (SL) – 12400 runs
7. Joe Root (ENG) – 12000 runs
8. Brian Lara (WI) – 11953 runs
9. Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI) – 11867 runs
10. Mahela Jayawardene (SL) – 11814 runs

Youngest players to 12,000 Test runs

• 33y 13d – Alastair Cook
• 33y 210d – Joe Root
• 35y 176d – Sachin Tendulkar
• 35y 214d – Ricky Ponting
• 36y 32d – Jacques Kallis
• 37y 68d – Kumar Sangakkara
• 37y 339d – Rahul Dravid

Joe Root might break Sachin Tendulkar’s record of most runs in tests: Michael Vaughan

A few days back, former England captain Michael Vaughan backed veteran English batter Joe Root to break the historic record of legendary Sachin Tendulkar’s for most runs in test cricket. Vaughan also said that Root will soon become England’s leading run-getter in the coming months.

“Joe Root will become England’s leading run-scorer in the next few months and is so special that he really could overtake Sachin Tendulkar eventually. With the bat generally they did not look reckless like they have in the past. They are scoring quickly, but it doesn’t look like their egos are taking over. They are just playing with good sense,” Vaughan wrote in his column for The Telegraph.

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