A five-match Test series is being played between India and England. 3 matches have been played in this series. In this, England has taken a 2-1 lead. The fourth match of this series will be played at Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester. This match will be very important for both the teams. If England wins this match, England will pocket the series. Therefore, India will have to give its best in this match.
Along with this, this match will also be very important for experienced England batsman Joe Root. Root has a chance to create history in this match. He can go second in the list of batsmen with the most Test runs, surpassing Rahul Dravid, Jacques Kallis and Ricky Ponting. Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar is at the first position in this list.
Joe Root has a chance to make history in the fourth Test match. He has scored 13259 runs in 156 Test matches for England at an average of 50.8. He is now at the fifth position in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs in Test cricket. In this list, Rahul Dravid is at the fourth position (13228 runs in 164 Test matches), while Jacques Kallis (13279 runs in 166 Test matches), Joe Root is only 29 runs behind Rahul Dravid, while Kallis needs only 30 runs to overtake him. In the second position in this list, Ricky Ponting is sitting at the second position. He has scored 13378 runs in 168 Test matches. Joe Root is 119 runs behind Ponting.
Sachin Tendulkar is at the top of the list. He has scored 15921 runs in 200 matches at an average of 53.78. If England batsman Rahul Dravid surpasses Jacques Kallis and Ricky Ponting to come second and scores 120 runs, the difference between Root and Sachin Tendulkar’s runs will be only 2542 runs. Going by the current form, Root himself can create history by scoring a run in the Manchester Test.
Joe Root is batting brilliantly in the Test series against India. He has scored 253 runs in three matches. Root has also scored a century in this. He also has a half-century to his name. Root will now try to score a big score in the Manchester Test as well.
