Root can achieve several milestones in ENG vs IND Tests

Root can achieve several milestones in ENG vs IND Tests, which are going to commence on Friday. India and England will start their journey in the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 from this series. The star English batter, Joe Root, can break several records in Test cricket during this series. He can break the unbeatable records of Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar during this tour. Joe Root milestones in Test cricket are many, but this time he has the opportunity to achieve more.

The England vs India Test series 2025 is one of the most watched cricket series in the World of cricket. This new cycle of WTC 2025-27 for India and England will start on 20 June. The first Test of this series will be contested at Headingley in Leeds. This series consisted of five Test contests, and this is the start of both nations for the WTC’s new cycle. India and England are both tough teams in Test cricket, and the competition is always high between them.

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Joe Root has already achieved the feat of 13000 runs in Test cricket. He achieved this milestone in a contest against Zimbabwe during the only Test in previous month. Root has performed various brilliant knocks for England in his Test cricket career. He is one of the world’s most consistent run-scorers across all formats. The star English batter has made 36 Test centuries and 65 fifties during just 153 Tests.

Here are some of the Test Records that Root can break during the England vs India Test series 2025.

Record of the most 50s during ENG vs IND Tests

The star Indian batter, Sunil Gavaskar, has the title of most half-centuries against England in Test matches. He smashed 16 half-centuries against the tough English team during his era. Then, the legendary Indian cricketer, Sachin Tendulkar, held the record of the second-most half-centuries against England in Tests. Tendulkar made 13 50s during his prime era in red-ball cricket. Both these Indian players have retired from Test cricket, and now it’s time for Root to make a significant move. Root holds the third position with 11 half-centuries during Tests against India. This time he can achieve long long-awaited milestone of most fifties against India.

Record of the Most International Runs

Virat Kohli holds the record for the most international runs against England during international matches. The star batter has made 4036 runs across all formats in IND vs ENG matches and is the most successful batter of India. Sachin Tendulkar held the second position with 3990 runs against the English team across all formats in his time. Joe Root has already made 3858 runs against the Indian team and now has a bright opportunity. He can break this record by making just 179 runs during this upcoming Test series. In this way, he can etch his name as the most successful batter of England against India.

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Record of the Most fifty-plus scores

Joe Root is among the most successful batters of the English team. He has a brilliant record against India in international contests. The legendary player has made 13 hundreds and 15 fifties against the Indian team. In this way, he scored 28 times with fifty-plus scores in the international contests against India. He can break the long-standing record of Virat and Tendulkar of most fifty-plus runs against England. If he made fifty-plus scores six times during the England vs India Test series 2025.