Joe Root created history became the 8th highest run-scorer in the history of Test cricket

Joe Root, a former England captain, is now eighth in terms of Test cricket runs scored. He accomplished this in the second game of the ongoing home Test series against the West Indies. Root scored only 14 runs in the first innings of the Test match in Nottingham, but he hit a half-century in the second.

Joe Root has surpassed Shivnarine Chanderpaul, a West Indies legend. Chanderpaul had 11867 runs in 164 Test matches, with an average of 51.37. Root broke the record by scoring 11,869 runs in only 142 matches, with an average of 49.87.

Now there are 7 batsmen above Joe Root in Test cricket, who have scored more runs than him. West Indies' Brian Lara is in the 7th position in this matter, he has scored 11953 runs in 131 Test matches with an average of 52.89. Root's next target will be to beat this record. However, it is still very difficult to break Lara's record of highest score of 400 not out.

After this is Sri Lanka's left-handed wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara, who is at the sixth position. Sangakkara has scored 12,400 runs in 134 Test matches with an average of 57.41. During this, his highest score was 319. Joe Root's former teammate and former English cricket captain Alastair Cook is at number 5. Opening batsman Cook has scored 12,472 runs in 161 Test matches at an average of 45.35 with a highest score of 294.

India's Rahul Dravid is at number four in terms of all-time highest runs in Tests, he has scored 13,288 runs in 164 matches at an average of 52.31 with a highest score of 270. South Africa's legendary former all-rounder Jacques Kallis is at number three with 13,289 runs in 166 matches at an average of 55.37 with a highest score of 224.

Australia's former captain Ricky Ponting is at number two with 13,378 runs. Right-handed batsman Ponting has scored in 168 matches at an average of 51.85 with a highest score of 257. India's greatest batsman Sachin Tendulkar has scored 15,921 runs in 200 Test matches, and he is number one on this list. Sachin holds this record with an average of 53.79 and a highest score of 248 not out.