Joe Root passed Sir Alastair Cook to become the highest run-getter in England’s Test cricket history and cemented his place deep into history as the best Test batter ever played for England. England in the first Test match against Pakistan in Multan, Root accomplished a record with a six off Aamer Jamal’s bowling, bringing his overall runs total to 12473. It was the 147th Test match for him, which was 14 less than Cook, who gave up the game in 2018 with 12472 runs.
Joe Root has sealed a record-breaking inning after yet another notable one in the year 2024, as he went on to become the ENG player with the most Test centuries scored by any batsman with his third-century mark of 34. Currently, the only other players who have scored more runs in Test cricket history than Root are Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Jacques Kallis, and Rahul Dravid, and Root stands at number five.
Root’s form over the years and especially under pressure is what has earned him the modern great tag. Only silence accompanied the accomplishment, with him merely exchanging soft knuckles with his teammate Ben Duckett, as it was a foregone conclusion.
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In fact, Cook himself quickly took to Twitter after and wrote, ‘Root is England’s best’ and that, while this was a momentous occasion for Root, it also marked the closing chapter in Root’s ascent to the pinnacle of England’s Test run aggregators. Pennant’s playing days are not over yet, and he still has age on his side, and as he grows older, he is likely to set even some more records in the game of cricket.
