NEW DELHI: England batter Joe Root is on the verge of matching Sachin Tendulkar‘s document for many calendar years with 1000-plus Take a look at runs.
Root achieved this milestone throughout England’s first innings towards Pakistan, who had posted a formidable 556-run whole within the first Take a look at match between the 2 cricket-loving nations.
Pakistan’s innings was bolstered by centuries from Salman Ali Agha (104 not out), Abdullah Shafique (102), and captain Shan Masood (151).
Chasing a mammoth 556 runs, England confronted early setbacks, with stand-in skipper Ollie Pope dismissed by Naseem Shah.
Root then steadied the innings, ending the day unbeaten with 32 runs off 54 balls. The English batter targeted on rotating the strike and hit two boundaries throughout his cautious knock.
Most calendar years with 1000+ Take a look at runs
- 6: Sachin Tendulkar
- 5: Joe Root*
- 5: Alastair Cook dinner
- 5: Brian Lara
- 5: Ricky Ponting
- 5: Matthew Hayden
- 5: Jacques Kallis
- 5: Ok Sangakkara
Root crossed 1000 Take a look at runs for the fifth time in his profession in 2024, placing him only one calendar yr in need of Tendulkar’s document. Tendulkar holds the document with six years of 1000-plus Take a look at runs.
Root’s feat brings him degree with different cricket greats like Brian Lara, Matthew Hayden, Jacques Kallis, Ricky Ponting, Kumar Sangakkara, and Alastair Cook dinner, all of whom have achieved 1000-plus Take a look at runs in 5 calendar years.
On the identical day, Zak Crawley performed aggressively, scoring an unbeaten 64 off 64 balls with 11 fours. His partnership with Root yielded an unbeaten 92-run stand, serving to England attain 96/1 by the top of the day, trailing Pakistan by 460 runs.
England will resume their innings hoping to cut back the deficit and construct a stable response to Pakistan’s imposing whole.