England captain Joe Root raises his bat in celebration of a half-century during the third day of the second Ashes Test match at the Adelaide Oval on December 18, 2021 in Adelaide.
Highlight
- Root achieved the milestone during his 62-run knock against Australia on the third day of the second Ashes Test
- Root now has more runs than Tendulkar’s run-hall of 1562 in 2010; Gavaskar scored 1555 runs in 1979
- Former Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf (1788 runs) and Windies legend Viv Richards (1710) are in the top two positions.
The England captain and modern-day great during his 62-run knock against Australia in the second Ashes Test on Saturday Joe Root Achieved another milestone on Saturday when he surpassed Indian batting legends Sachin Tendulkar And Sunil Gavaskar is included in the list of most Test runs in a calendar year.
The 30-year-old English Test captain now has 1563 runs in a year, one run more than Tendulkar’s 1562 in 2010. On the other hand, Gavaskar scored 1555 runs in 1979. One innings left. In two possible innings in Adelaide and in the third Test in the year for Root, he has Australian captain Michael Clarke (1595 runs in 2012) and Graeme Smith (1656) immediately on the all-time list.
Former Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf, who scored 1788 runs in just 11 Tests in 2006 at an average of 99.33, was followed by West Indies legend Viv Richards, who scored 1710 runs in 11 Tests, currently in the top two positions.
In the first Ashes Test in Brisbane, Root set the England record for most runs in a calendar year in Test cricket, surpassing Michael Vaughan’s record in 2002, when he scored 1481 runs at an average of 61.70.
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