Joe Root becomes Third highest scorer in test cricket
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ABP News on MSNJoe Root Overtakes Rahul Dravid, Jacques Kallis, And Ricky Ponting In A Single Day Of Test Cricket
Root now stands at 13,379* runs and counting, second only to India’s Sachin Tendulkar, who holds the record with a staggering 15,921 runs.
Ben Stokes’ innings against India came to a surprise early end as he retired hurt. The England skipper had tonked an impressive 66 not out from 116 deliveries before he had to head back to
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Can Joe Root Ever Eclipse Sachin Tendulkar As Test Cricket’s All-Time Highest Run Getter?
Jacques Kallis (13,289), and Rahul Dravid (13,288). With 13,380 runs, he is now only behind Indian batting maestro Tendulkar. He is now only behind Tendulkar. , Cricket, Times Now
In Test cricket, injured batters are not permitted to have another player as a runner. The rule is stated in condition 25.5 of the International Cricket Council's Men's Test Playing Conditions. A batter is permitted to retire as not out due to injury, illness or any other unavoidable cause and is allowed to resume their innings.
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Steve Smith says England have ditched promise to be Test cricket’s entertainers before Ashes
England travel to Australia for The Ashes having deployed a more pragmatic approach in their summer series against India
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Joe Root is playing his 157th Test. For now, cricket as a whole and Test cricket specifically are his foremost priorities.
England captain Ben Stokes was left hunched over in agony after finding himself on the receiving end of every man’s worst nightmare. Sky Sports were forced to apologise to viewers after Ben Stokes took a smack to his privates against India. Fans were left wincing after the England star was whacked with a cricket ball during play in the fourth Test.
BBC Sport's Alison Mitchell, Michael Vaughan and Sir Alastair Cook discuss Joe Root's approach to international cricket and how the former England captain could become "the greatest batter of all time.