Former England Test Captain Joe Root became the second highest scorer (13409) batsman.
Joe Root achieved this feat in the first innings of the fourth test of the ongoing series against India in Manchester.
On the third day of the game, Joe Root started the innings by 11 runs and left India’s Rahul Dravid back on a personal score of 30. On the next rhinos, he took a single on Kur, crossing the South African all -run Jack Kails.
Later, for 120 runs, he pushed former Australian captain Ricky Ponting to third place. When he achieved the achievement, Ricky Ponting was present in the commentary box and he congratulated Air Joe Root.
Between England, the order batsman needs 2512 runs to overtake India’s legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar.
In the first innings of the fourth Test, Joe Root stumped Washington Sundar for 150 runs.
