Joe Root on the Verge of Overtaking Sachin Tendulkar in Historic Test Cricket Milestone

Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar, the Legend of Indian cricket holds a record of magnanimous 14000 runs in test cricket. Undoubtedly this is one of his massive records. This record was made in 2010. A decade and a half later, Joe Root, the England Men's cricket team's celebrated batsman is on the verge of breaking this record.

Root is a 35-year-old Yorkshire batsman and a well-known name in international cricket. He has almost achieved the milestone that Tendulkar created in 2010. He's almost 57 runs away from the record, in quite lesser number of matches.

Sachin Tendulkar played a total of 171 test matches and 279 innings to create this 14000 runs milestone. He completed the runs in a match against Australia that happened in Bengaluru. Root on the contrary, has played 163 Test matches and he's on the verge of achieving the milestone already.

England is hosting a Test series against New Zealand. This upcoming series could be a great opportunity for Root to reach the goal. England has already declared their playing XI. It includes Joe Root along with Ben Stokes, Gus Atkinson, Harry Brook, Ben Duckett, Jamie Smith, Ollie Robinson and others.

Joe Root is a very well-known batsman especially when it comes to Test series. Although, this renowned English batter has expressed his gratitude to the Indian maestro. Root already holds the record for scoring the most test runs. Among other English batters, he has scored the highest number of runs already. And, now he's just half a century away from achieving another milestone.

Records are meant to be broken. Sportscape wishes to witness more such record-breaking moments from cricket. Also, best wishes to Root for his upcoming new record in advance. May this test series remain a memorable one because of this event in the history of international cricket.