Star English batsman Joe Root made history on Thursday (January 25) during Day 1's play of the principal Test among India and Britain at Rajiv Gandhi Global Arena in Hyderabad. In the wake of emerging to bat at No. 4 for the Poms in the series opener, the previous captain turned into the primary batsman in history to score 4000 runs On the planet Test Title (WTC). Root required 13 races to arrive at the achievement, and he accomplished the accomplishment by taking a twofold on the fifth bundle of the 21st over, bowled by Axar Patel.
Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne is second on the list of leading run-getters in the WTC. In 43 Tests, he has 3797 runs to his name, and the 29-year-old is followed by countryman Steve Smith, who has 3338 runs in 43 Tests.
Top 10 leading run-scorers in World Test Championship (WTC)POSITIONPLAYERCOUNTRYMATCHESRUNSBEST SCORE100/501.Joe RootEngland48*4005*22812/162.Marnus LabuschagneAustralia43*379721511/183.Steve SmithAustralia43*33382119/164.Ben StokesEngland41*27101767/125.Babar AzamPakistan2926611968/156.Usman KhawajaAustralia30*2513195*7/117.Travis HeadAustralia39*24411756/118.David WarnerAustralia382423335*5/89.Virat KohliIndia362235254*4/1010.Dimuth KarunaratneSri Lanka2421602446/12
Apart from becoming the first batter in WTC history to score 4000 runs on Thursday, Root also created history by becoming the highest run-getter in Test matches played between India and England. He leapfrogged legendary Sachin Tendulkar to take the No. 1 position in the elite list. Tendulkar scored 2535 runs in 32 Tests against England during his playing days. Root needed 10 runs to go past Master Blaster’s tally, and he achieved the feat during the first session’s play of the first day of the first Test.
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