When and how can Root surpass Tendulkar’s Test milestone?
Test cricket is full of a history of milestones and records since the beginning of the cricket game. One of the greatest milestones in the history of Test cricket is the most Test runs by a cricket great, Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin Tendulkar holds the record of the most runs of 15921 in the history of Test cricket. It has been more than a decade, but no one can break this Test record of the Indian great, Tendulkar. Several cricket stars had tried to achieve this feat, but no one had ever succeeded. Now, it’s the time that someone is just less than 2000 runs away from this milestone in Test cricket. Yes, England’s star batter, Joe Root, is just 2000 runs away from breaking Tendulkar’s long-standing Test cricket record. Now, it is a hot question: “When and how can Root surpass Tendulkar’s Test milestone?”
Tendulkar’s Test Record
Matches: 200
Innings: 329
Runs: 15921
Joe Root Test Record
Matches: 163*
Innings: 298*
Runs: 13943*
Joe Root has become the only batter in Test cricket who is quietly chasing towards Tendulkar’s feat with skill and strength. Now, Root is the second-highest run-scorer in Test cricket due to his consistency and rhythm over the years. Root has been the most consistent batter for England since 2021 in the longest format of cricket. No matter which team he is playing against, the only thing that matters is runs, whether it is at home or away.
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How will Root’s scoring rate help him?
The scoring rate of Root has been more than 90 in each Test since 2021, so this is a remarkable rate. The England cricket team has also played a lot of Test cricket in a calendar year. This is also a great opportunity for Root to sustain his dominance in Test cricket. Root needs almost 20 to 25 Test matches to surpass Tendulkar with this pace of scoring rate. These Test matches will be covered easily due to England’s busy Test cricket schedule by the end of 2027.
England will have to play a home series against New Zealand and Pakistan, and one away series against South Africa in 2026. These three series of Test cricket will comprise 9 Test matches, and this will provide a huge opportunity to Root. These series will help Root to reduce the gap in runs between him and Tendulkar. But this depends on the fitness and consistent performance of Root during this whole period. Similarly, Root will have a lot of Tests in 2027, including five-Tests Ashes series at home in 2027. In this way, Root can surpass Tendulkar’s record for most Test runs by the end of 2027 with his present form and dominance.
Root Test runs since 2021
| Year | Matches | Runs |
| 2021 | 15 | 1708 |
| 2022 | 15 | 1098 |
| 2023 | 8 | 787 |
| 2024 | 17 | 1556 |
| 2025 | 10 | 805 |