Joe Root becomes Second highest scorer in test cricket
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ABP News on MSNJoe Root’s Straightforward Take On Overtaking Sachin In Test CricketBorn in December 1990, more than a year after Sachin Tendulkar made his iconic Test debut in Karachi, England’s Joe Root grew up doing what most cricket-loving kids of his generation did -- trying to copy the Little Master.
Joe Root moved to second in the all-time top run scorer charts to help England surpass India's first innings total on day three of the fourth test at Old Trafford, the hosts 433-4 at tea on Friday, leading by 75 runs.
Joe Root etched his name deeper into cricketing history, becoming the second-highest run-scorer in Test cricket.
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Asian News International on MSNJoe Root becomes third-highest Test run-getter of all time, surpasses Dravid, KallisEngland batter Joe Root overtook legendary Jacques Kallis and Rahul Dravid to become the third-highest run-getter in the history of Test cricket. Root achieved this upward movement in the charts during the fourth Test against India on the third day.