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Predicted: When Joe Root will go past Sachin Tendulkar for all-time Test runs record

With a characteristic glide through point for one, Joe Root entered rarefied territory. He is now the second-highest run-scorer in Test match history, after overtaking Ricky Ponting, Jacques Kallis and Rahul Dravid on day three in Old Trafford. Sachin ...
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Root marches on towards Test summit

"Just the one more to go now," Ricky Ponting declared, as Joe Root jogged a single to overtake him as Test cricket's second-highest run-scorer. Root has never paid much attention to personal milestones but after this innings, only Sachin Tendulkar has ...

Joe Root Equals Ricky Ponting's Elite Milestone, Continues To Shatter Records In Test Cricket

Joe Root has continued to shatter records in Test cricket and has levelled with Ricky Ponting to enter an elite list of company.
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Root up to second on record Test list as England dominate India

Joe Root climbed to second on the all-time list of Test run-scorers after hitting a sparkling 38th century as England hunted a series-clinching win against India. Ben Stokes’s team, 2-1 up in the five-match series, were 544-7 at stumps on Friday on the ...
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He ain't heavy, he's my brother - Joe Root defends team-mates to the end

Root feels like the person constantly making excuses for his problematic friends