England’s Joe Root is attempting the greatest feat in Test cricket. He is on track to break Sachin Tendulkar’s Test run record and has proven to be a serious contender.
Root gained headway on Sachin with a superb century in the fifth Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket headway. Root, who had not achieved a ton on previous trips to Australia, now has two centuries in a single Ashes series.
Root scored 160 in the first innings of the Sydney Test, closing the distance on Tendulkar to less than 2000 runs in Test cricket.
Coming into the fifth Test, Root has 13777 runs in 162 Tests, trailing Tendulkar by 2144 runs. However, his 160 in the first innings of the final Ashes Test narrowed the gap between himself and Tendulkar to 1984 runs.
Can Joe Root do it?
Root is seen as the finest candidate to break Tendulkar’s record, and his incredible success in recent years has made him the favourite to do so. He turned 35 six days ago and appears to have at least another couple of years in him.
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Root’s year-on-year record since 2021 shows that he averages more than 45 every year. During this period, the most runs he scored in a single year were in 2021, when he hit 1708 in 29 innings at an average of 61. In 2024, he was also in excellent form, scoring 1556 runs in 31 innings.
Root’s year-over-year performance since 2021
- In 2021, 1708 runs will be scored in 29 innings
- In 2022, 1098 runs were scored in 27 innings
- In 2023, 787 runs are scored in 14 innings.
- In 2024, 1556 runs were scored across 31 innings.
- In 2025, there were 805 runs in 18 innings.
- In 2026, there are 160 runs in one inning.
How long does it take Joe Root to get past Sachin?
Root’s last 2000 Test runs came in 22 matches. According to this, he may beat Tendulkar in the following 22 Tests. Root’s current Test Average is 51.23. If he continues at this rate, he will be able to break Tendulkar’s record within the next 39 innings. Since January 2021, his average has improved to 56.09. Root can pass Tendulkar in 35 innings if he maintains his current average.
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