Joe Root creates HISTORY, becomes first batter to reach THIS milestone in WTC history, even Virat Kohli hasn’t got close

New Delhi: Joe Root, the massive name batter for the England cricket team, reached a significant milestone on Day 2 of the first Test match against Pakistan in Multan. Root change into the first player to attain 5000 runs within the World Test Championship (WTC). He accomplished this by scoring 32 off 54 balls, including two boundaries. Needing just 27 runs to arrive the landmark earlier than the match, Root’s tally now stands at 5005 runs across Fifty 9 WTC matches. Following him are Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne with 3904 runs and Steve Smith in 1/3 place with 3484 runs.

Joe Root is on the verge of one more major milestone one day of the continuing Test match, as he is just 39 runs away from surpassing Alastair Cook to change into England’s all-time leading run-scorer in Test cricket. Achieving this feat would in the same way solidify Root’s status as thought of probably probably the most greatest batters in England’s cricket history.

Meanwhile, Joe Root edged closer to the astonishing record of Sachin Tendulkar who broke a thousand or more Test runs in a calendar year on six occasions one day of his career in cricketing history. Tendulkar achieved that incredible feat six times one day of his glorious career and now Joe Root, inching toward that milestone, underlines his consistency and longevity within the game’s longest format.

After Pakistan posted a formidable total of 556 runs, powered by centuries from Salman Ali Agha (104*), Abdullah Shafique (102), and captain Shan Masood (151), Joe Root took charge to stabilize England’s innings. Following the early lack of stand-in skipper Ollie Pope to Naseem Shah, Root played a cautious and composed innings, in moderation navigating each delivery to forestall in the same way setbacks for England. His steady presence on the crease helped to anchor the visitors’ batting effort as they sought to get better from the early blow.

While maintaining a cautious approach, Joe Root thinking about rotating the strike, keeping the scoreboard ticking. He managed to to locate the boundary twice and finished the day unbeaten with a gradual 32 off 54 deliveries. His composed innings helped England stabilize after an early setback, setting a platform for the team to construct on of their response to Pakistan’s imposing total.

Root, who is believed of a sturdy contender to surpass Sachin Tendulkar’s run tally in red-ball cricket, returned to the dressing room after reaching 1,000 Test runs in 2024. This achievement marks the fifth time the 33-year-old has crossed the 1,000-run mark in a calendar year in Test cricket, in the same way solidifying his status as thought of probably probably the most foremost consistent and prolific run-scorers within the modern game.

Root now needs only 1 more calendar year where he scores 1,000 Test runs to equal the ‘Master Blaster’ Sachin Tendulkar’s record of attaining this feat in six different years. Matching this milestone would place Root alongside thought of probably probably the most game’s greatest, in the same way cementing his legacy in Test cricket.

Sachin Tendulkar currently holds the record with an impressive tally of six calendar years by which he amassed 1,000-plus Test runs. Joe Root, with 5 such years to his name, has now joined an elite group of batters, including Brian Lara, Matthew Hayden, Jacques Kallis, Ricky Ponting, Kumar Sangakkara, and Alastair Cook, who have also achieved this milestone in 5 calendar years. Root’s next 1,000-run year would see him match Tendulkar’s record, in the same way highlighting his consistency and ability within the longest format of the game.