Star England batter Joe Root scripted historical past durig the continuing fifth Check at The Oval, turning into the primary ever batter to acheieve this main feat in WTC historical past.

England’s dependable batter Joe Root scripted historical past as he grew to become the primary ever participant within the World Check Championship historical past to succeed in 6000 runs, delivering yet one more efficiency on Day 4 of the fifth Check in opposition to India at The Oval Check.

Root captivated the viewers along with his signature stable method and swish strokeplay. He did the whole lot doable to put on down the Indian pacers, capitalising on the absence of his typical risk, Jasprit Bumrah.

Joe Root creates historical past

Root performed a relaxed and composed knock whereas chasing down a 374-run goal, hitting yet one more milestone by surpassing the 6,000-run mark. He leads the WTC run charts with 20 centuries and 23 half-centuries, surpassing Steve Smith (4,278), Marnus Labuschagne (4,225), Ben Stokes (3,616), and Travis Head (3,300).

The 34-year-old reached his half-century with a single pushing the ball to deep backward sq. leg. He raised his bat modestly towards the England dressing room whereas celebrating the milestone. He went on so as to add extra runs and matched former South African cricketer Herbie Taylor’s report for essentially the most 50-plus scores in opposition to a single opponent in dwelling Exams.

With 16 fifty-plus scores in opposition to India, the 34-year-old right-hander has now surpassed Herbie Taylor’s report, who had the identical quantity in opposition to England. With 17 fifty-plus scores in opposition to arch-rivals England, Australia’s legendary Don Bradman tops the checklist.

Root surpassed cricket legends throughout the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy

All through the five-Check Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy sequence, Root has been in an unimaginable type, breaking information. He surpassed cricket greats like Ricky Ponting and Rahul Dravid to take second place on the all-time checklist and get nearer to Sachin Tendulkar’s report of 15,921 Check runs.

He additionally equalled Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara’s tally of 38 Check centuries, now sharing the fourth spot on the all-time centuries checklist. Solely Ponting (41), Jacques Kallis (45), and Tendulkar (51) have extra tons within the longest format.