Joe Root achieved a major milestone on Sunday as he became the leading run-scorer for the England cricket team as captain in Test cricket. Root surpassed the number of legendary Alastair Cook (4844 runs). The ICC No 1 ranked Test batsman is enjoying scintillating form with the bat as he is currently the highest run-scorer in 2021. The premium batsman has so far scored 1630 runs in 14 Tests and will get a chance to add more to the tally. In the Boxing Day Test.
On the fourth day of the day-night Ashes Test against Australia, Root surpassed Cook’s history. In 58 Tests as Test captain for England, Root has scored 4859 runs at an astonishing average of 47.63.
Earlier in the first innings, Root surpassed former Indian batting greats Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar to become the highest run-scorer in a calendar year.
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Gavaskar held the record for most Test runs – 1555 – in the year 1979, while Tendulkar scored 1562 runs in 2010 to overtake the former India captain. However, Root played a solid 62 against England on the third day of the ongoing Adelaide Test on Saturday.
Australia set England a record target of 468 runs to win the second Ashes Test in Adelaide after declaring their second innings at 9-230 during the fourth day mid-season.
Centurion Marnus Labuschagne and Travis Head top-scored with 51 in the first innings, with Cameron Green adding an unbeaten 33 as Australia sought quick runs in the evening session.
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England would need to make history to win against Australia in 2003 with the West Indies’ most successful Test run chase of 7-418. The highest successful fourth innings chase in Adelaide is Australia’s 6–315 which defeated England in 1901. /02.
However, things did not go well for England in the final session of the fourth day as they lost four wickets for 82 runs including the crucial wicket of Captain Root.
England still 386 runs behind, facing the almost impossible task of batting on the final day in three sessions, with only six wickets remaining and the world number one Test batsman back in the pavilion.
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