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England legendary batter Joe Root achieved a sensational record with his innings against Zimbabwe on the first day of the four-day Test getting played at Trent Bridge. Batting first, the English side did aggressive batting and posted 498/3 on the board at the close of play. The hosts’ top-order batters Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, and Ollie Pope looked in sensational touch and went on to produce centuries from their bats. Root, who came to bat at number four, was expected to score 28 runs from his bat to become the first England batter to reach the milestone of notching up 13000 runs in red-ball cricket.
The right-handed batter reached the feat by stealing a single on a delivery from pacer Victor Nyauchi. His magnificent achievement was celebrated by Trent Bridge spectators who stood up and clapped for him in appreciation. The English veteran pulled off the feat in 279 innings which makes him the slowest batter in the league of batting maestros such as Rahul Dravid, Jacques Kallis, Ricky Ponting, and Sachin Tendulkar.
Joe Root become the fastest batter to rack up 13000 Test runs in terms of matches
When it comes to matches, Joe Root is the fastest Test batter to amass 13000 runs. He achieved the feat in 153 matches and shattered the record of South Africa’s Jacques Kallis, who owned the record in his 159 games. As England heading towards the five-match Test series at home, Root will be expected to be at his best with his bat.
If the 34-year-old displays discipline and comes heavily on bowlers in the upcoming games, he might pull off the record of being the second-most successful batter in cricket’s longest format as he is only 373 runs away from breaking Australia’s Ricky Ponting’s record.
