Joe Root became the fastest and the most slowly scoring 13000 Test runs, this happened for the first time in 148 years
England vs Zimbabwe only Test: England veteran batsman Joe Root 13000 Test Runs against Zimbabwe failed to score a big score in the first innings of the only Test match being played at Trent Bridge and scored 34 runs with the help of 3 fours in 44 balls. But Root created history as soon as he scored the 28th run during his innings.
This happened for the first time in 148 years
Joe Root has completed his 13000 runs in Test cricket and has become the first cricketer to do so in the 148 -year history of the England cricket team. Prior to them, four batsmen of the world achieved this position, in which Sachin Tendulkar, Jack Kallis, Ricky Ponting and Rahul Dravid are named. Root has now scored 13006 runs in 279 innings of 153 Tests.
Lowest match
Root has won the record of scoring 13000 Test runs by playing the lowest match. He left behind Jack Kallis in 153 Tests, who played 159 matches for this.
Most innings
The record for scoring the fastest 13000 runs according to the innings has also been recorded in the name of Root (279 innings). Let us know that according to the innings, the record of the fastest 13000 Test runs is in the name of Sachin Tendulkar, who reached this figure in 266 innings.
Significantly, in this match, England has scored a huge score of 498 runs in the loss of 3 wickets in the first innings till the end of the first day’s play. For the hosts, Oli Pope scored an unbeaten 169, Ben Docket scored 140 runs and Jack Croly scored 124 runs. Root also shared a century partnership for the third wicket with Oli Pope.
