"You have to pinch yourself a little bit" | Joe Root on becoming the eighth highest Test run-scorer

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[@harminderbali8973]

Root is a Class act on and off the field.

[@abhiss6705]

Remember the video where Root pulls down Broads trousers. Its strange to see them here in this capacity.

[@julianhodgson1961]

Sachin started playing for India at the ripe old age of 16 and retired when he was almost 40 and averaged 53 - a truly remarkable achievement - as an Englishman I’m rooting for Root to do it - never say never😀🍻

[@Riuytfhjklf4634]

Yeah he avgd 57-58 for most of his career untill his useless urge to play 200 tests shat the bed, he avgd 31 in last 26 tests

[@vatsalsingh1555]

Though sachin didn't palyed much test cricket in 90's which was his peak

[@Riuytfhjklf4634]

@@vatsalsingh1555 how old are u?

[@vatsalsingh1555]

@@Riuytfhjklf4634 Definitely older than u kid, tell me how many testmatches saching played in 90's, India playd more ODI matches in 90's which was sachin's peak..

[@Riuytfhjklf4634]

@@vatsalsingh1555 Sachin played 114 of his 200 tests between 1990 and 2000, Son. I should have used protection that day

[@Vikram369A]

Remember ,once A cook was expected to break Sachins record. Cook had age and time on his side. But sudden loss of form ,forced Cook to retire in 2018. I expected Cook to play till 2021.

[@andrewbell7579]

Root is a different beast altogether, he is miles better than cut and pull Cook.

[@ibrahimraza9680]

But to be fair Cook could've reached Savhins record just the way he was playing. He was 33 and was 2.5 K runs off. If he played till 35 considering how much tests England play he could've reached there with ease​@@andrewbell7579

[@snehalkhatri9357]

@@andrewbell7579 no one knows 😂😂 Cook was also a beast at one time

[@davidholgate123]

Cook ruined his test form trying to master the shorter formats... If he'd have concentrated on test cricket he'd be further up that leader board.

[@jhonsen9842]

You forgot to mention that Root is just 33 . years younger than Smith and Kohli.

[@adilfmir]

40 tests and 4000 runs. And he will be above all. Difficult though. What he will need is form and longevity from 34-38. Thats the bracket that Sachin did extremely well especially in ODIs as far as I remember, between 2006 - 2011.

[@aasifjavid708]

He is going to surpass sachin tendulkar in runs tally

[@vatsalsingh1555]

!2 years ago thats what they said same thing about cook as well.

[@mubashirarman508]

​@@vatsalsingh1555dont get jealous bro . Capricorns always tend to look up at the higher posts . Like a Goat stays top on the mountains . Surely he will make 3900 runs remaining and you indians will cry watching sachin go to second place 🎉🎉🎉

[@vatsalsingh1555]

@@mubashirarman508 lol what is to be jealous that's what people said about cook as well. Root is atrocious in australia just like Pakistan is. Besides a Pakistani is always jealous of India's success

[@vatsalsingh1555]

@@mubashirarman508 lol says a Pakistani who is jealous of Indian success besides people said the same thing about cook as well

[@vatsalsingh1555]

@@mubashirarman508 Everybody knows who is the most jealous people. The same country who keep making other country there daddy

[@Sid-e5y]

Great player

[@Mg00308]

great lad...

[@mandeepsinghkhanuja9301]

Still not a single Hundred again Aussies in dere own backyard, hopefully this Ashes changes thdi stat for him.

[@AnshBhatia12]

True but I remember he got some 3-4 90’s there I don’t know why are we so century obsessed I think he will get them this time around

[@davidholgate123]

It doesn't help him when his teams constantly collapse in Australia... It's hard to get hundreds when your team gets out for hardly any runs.

[@mandeepsinghkhanuja9301]

​Agreed , but I still believe as a top player in the word who has scored across the conditions and pitches, This Ashes changes things for him and England, really hoping for them to do well down under and give Aussies a tough fight.​@@davidholgate123

[@jhonsen9842]

Virat Kohli=292 ODI Age=35Year 266days Joe Root=171 ODI Age=33 Yeas 211 Days Kane WIlliamSon=165Odi Age=33 Years 355 Steve Smith=158ODi Age=35 Years 56 Days Joe Root=142 Tests Virat Kohli=113 Tests Steve Smith=109 Tests Kane Williamson=100 Tests

[@sudhanshumitra1989]

Joe root will cross Ricky Ponting...that for sure...can go past 14k...and more than 40 test hundreds...

[@Shankar-xk9ke]

Hope he breaks Tendulkar's record 😊

[@navidn7633]

Pull his pants Joe!

[@ravendra1523]

He is a genius no doubt

[@calebhaynes9908]

Absolute class Edit - does anyone know the brand of his shades/sunglasses

[@ce11amitkumaryadav83]

India is scheduled to play 32 test till 2027 WTC final Virat will play only 32 more matches , 2500-3000 runs at max , with 8-10 century IMO So does with smudge , 33 test till 2027 So root gonna finish above all other three , that's fir sure

[@anuragverma7699]

That was never in doubt. It's whether he'll surpass Sachin or not.

[@7ChaosBlack]

Bro's calling him Smudge as if he's Australian and knows him personally.

[@ce11amitkumaryadav83]

@@7ChaosBlack u say what u hear , I have always heard his teammates Commentators saying that name ,

[@7ChaosBlack]

@@ce11amitkumaryadav83 You're not his teammate.

[@sadiqulkadir7507]

​@7ChaosBlack it's a nickname, not reserved for teammates only 💀

[@louisnel5929]

You have to bear in mind that Kallis an all rounder has 45 centuries & Root 32!

[@dhruba5849]

Just look at the average of another GOAT Jack Kallis and he bowls at 90 miles as well😮.....but with Root, I think he will do very well but that Sachin Tendulkar's record is still way far fetched .....he will have to play more than 200 games to get that and even his average is less than Tendulkar,who maintained it to 53+ for over 200 games ,Root currently at 142 games with an average 52+ . Still a modern day great for sure...

[@mehrosebashir5434]

Tendulkar in danger!

[@7ChaosBlack]

Yeah no

[@andrewbell7579]

Yes he is.

[@7ChaosBlack]

@@andrewbell7579 lol no

[@stalluri11]

No way

[@jhonsen9842]

Why Tendulkar is Danger . Records are made to be Broken. We know this that No Indian are going to broke his Test Record becuase Indians Busy in PayTm Series and IPL.

[@stalluri11]

Can't get to Tendulkar

[@martinharvey3990]

How good is Stuart Broad on TV. So glad he's on sky... So much better than Eoin Morgan... Great captain and ODI player, but boring pundit & annoying commentary.

[@hasanramzan6578]

Doubt he will break Sachin record but he can definitely be 2nd on the list.

[@andrewbell7579]

Why not, if he averages 50 per innings, it will take him 40 test matches. That is very possible.

[@Vikram369A]

​@@andrewbell7579When a batsman gets older ,his body reflexes ,eyesight ,handeye coordination all keeps declining. Facing 90mph at age of 37/38 is not easy.

[@jhonsen9842]

@@Vikram369A Well he is 33

[@sayanchakraborty3268]

He will surpass Tendulkar just wait and watch

[@mattsainsbury1842]

Roooooooooooooooooooooooooot

[@MisoSoup-zm4my]

Virat might not catch up with him because India don't play so many test matches as compared to England

[@naeemshahzad9372]

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[@7ChaosBlack]

He's got 4-5 years left. Will probably fall somewhere close to or past Dravid imo.

[@andrewbell7579]

If he plays 10 tests per year and averages 50 per innings, then he can actually catch Tendulkar.

[@7ChaosBlack]

@@andrewbell7579 If my grandmother had wheels she would have been a bike. All hypotheticals. He's not Tendulkar who had a renaissance in his mid 30s after the tennis elbow injury.

[@dhaanushl6465]

Joe Root=142 Tests Virat Kohli=113 Tests Steve Smith=109 Tests Kane Williamson=100 Tests Joe Root made his Test Debut after Smith, Kane and Virat but played 30-40 Tests more than them which clearly England play many Test matches than any other team

[@J92-DS]

And your point is?

[@dhaanushl6465]

@@J92-DS I clearly mentioned my point in my comment

[@Blamblisco]

Smith missed some test for ball tampering. The main stat is the average and they all have averages of 50 except Smith who is closer to 60. Also depends where you play your tests. England is a difficult place to bat with the weather and Dukes ball.

[@dhaanushl6465]

@@Blamblisco Virat kohli also missed 8 Test matches because of his 2 children.

[@J92-DS]

@@dhaanushl6465 everyone knows England play more tests

[@bhargav38]

What is this obsession with topping the list ?

[@dazjackson1972]

I'm pretty sure the vast majority of top sports people want to "top the list." It is in their nature as true competitors.

[@pranavmoundekar663]

Joe root has a very good chance to break srt record

[@7ChaosBlack]

lol no

[@andrewbell7579]

Why not, he is 33 not 37. Tendulkar played until he was 40.

[@andrewbell7579]

If he averages 50 per innings as he does now, it will take him 40 test matches, that is easily within his reach. Especially when England play more tests than any other country.

[@sagnikbhattacharya666]

Yeah but Joe Root only performs in England not outside that​@@andrewbell7579

[@snehalkhatri9357]

And then suddenly lost his form and he retire

[@AJ-lj6qg]

Great player deserves a better team

[@vdcricketshorts]

What do you mean? England is among the top teams in the world

[@dhaanushl6465]

Joe Root is a World Cup Winner that means England is a good team

[@RahulGaur-xf6wy]

​@@dhaanushl6465lol eng test team is a joke

[@RahulGaur-xf6wy]

​@@dhaanushl6465 odi team is also becoming joke

[@dhaanushl6465]

@@RahulGaur-xf6wy Downfall will happen to any team. I agree England ODI Team has past it's prime and England Test team is average who haven't won Ashes since 2015. But doesn't change the fact that Joe Root is World Cup winner and 2 Time Ashes winner.