After becoming the second successful batsman of Test cricket, Root while talking on Sky Sports said, "I wanted to be like Ricky Ponting, Kumar Sangakkara and Brian Lara in my childhood. Now it is definitely good to see my name with these veterans. It is a little surprising for me.
Joe is only Sachin Tendulkar ahead of the route. Will Route be able to break Sachin's record of most Test runs? To this, former England captain Michael Attarton said, "The average of the route is around 85 runs per Test match, so he will have to play around 30 Test matches to reach Sachin. At the moment he is in the best form and there is no decrease in his love and desire towards the game. If fitness persists, he can break Sachin's record."
In 2012, the 34 -year -old Root, who started his Test career against India, has so far scored 38 centuries and 66 half -centuries in 286 innings of 157 Test matches, scoring 13,409 runs. His highest score is 262 runs. He has scored six double half -centuries. Route can break Tendulkar's record of the most Test century along with the most runs.
Only Sachin Tendulkar is ahead of the route. Sachin has scored 15,921 runs in 329 innings of 200 Test matches, scoring 51 centuries and 68 half -centuries.
