Joe Root surpassed former cricketers Rahul Dravid and Jacques Kallis to become the third-highest run-getter in the history of Test cricket.
The India vs England Test series has been an absolute roller-coaster of a Test series featuring intense drama, courage, audacity, bravery, and much more. However, for many players, it has also been a comeback series, as they have announced their dominance in international cricket.
But for one player, it has been an everyday picture. England stalwart Joe Root has never lost form in the past 5 years, as he proves with the stats. Root made his debut in 2012 for England and has been their most trustworthy Test cricketer ever since the retirement of former English skipper Alastair Cook.
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Joe Root on the Top 3 Podium in Test Cricket
English batsman Joe Root has reached a big milestone, as he surpassed the likes of former India head coach Rahul Dravid and former Proteas all-rounder Jacques Kallis’ record of most Test runs in their careers.
Rahul Dravid had 13288 and Kallis had 13289 runs in their Test careers; however, with the determination Root has shown to Test cricket, he reached the massive milestone in just 157* matches and 286 innings.
Joe Root, who is now batting in the India vs England fourth Test second innings at Manchester, scored 76* at the time of writing and is now just a few runs behind, surpassing Ricky Ponting to be the second-highest run-getter in Test cricket history.
Joe Root moves past Rahul Dravid and Jacques Kallis to become the third-highest run-scorer in Test history 🥉 pic.twitter.com/YNMm4Galdd
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) July 25, 2025
Joe Root continues classic form against India
English batter Joe Root has continued his stunning form against India in the ongoing series, which marks the beginning of the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle for them. Joe Root has scored 328* runs already in the 7 innings he has played for England so far in the series.
Root has been making several significant contributions towards England’s success and was backed by the former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting to have the caliber to surpass the Test runs tally of the great Sachin Tendulkar.
If Root scores a hundred at Manchester, he would end the innings as the second-highest run getter in Test cricket with only Sachin Tendulkar ahead of him.
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Top 10 Batters with Most Runs in Test Career
The all-time leading run-scorers in Test cricket:
Sachin Tendulkar – 15,921
Ricky Ponting – 13,378
Joe 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝘁 – 𝟭𝟯,𝟮𝟵𝟬
Jacques Kallis – 13,289
Rahul Dravid – 13,288
Alastair Cook – 12,472
Kumar Sangakkara – 12,400
Brian Lara – 11,953
Shivnarine Chanderpaul – 11,867
Mahela Jayawardene – 11,814
The all-time leading run-scorers in Test cricket 📈
1️⃣ Tendulkar – 15,921
2️⃣ Ponting – 13,378
3️⃣ 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝘁 – 𝟭𝟯,𝟮𝟵𝟬 ⬆️
4️⃣ Kallis – 13,289
5️⃣ Dravid – 13,288
6️⃣ Cook – 12,472
7️⃣ Sangakkara – 12,400
8️⃣ Lara – 11,953
9️⃣ Chanderpaul – 11,867
🔟 Jayawardene – 11,814Joe Root,… pic.twitter.com/m8OY90YCj6
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 25, 2025
