Sachin Tendulkar vs Joe Root Stats after 158 Test Mats: England batsman Joe Root was excellent in the five Test match Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy played against India. He finished second in terms of scoring the most runs in the series. Root’s bat scored 537 runs in 9 innings at an average of 67.12, in which he scored three centuries and a half -century.
During the series, Ricky Ponting, Jack Kallis and Rahul Dravid have surpassed the second in the list of players who have scored the most runs in Test cricket. In this format, only former Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar is ahead of him in terms of runs, whose names are 15921 runs in 329 innings of 200 Tests at an average of 53.78. Root is currently 2378 runs behind Tendulkar in terms of runs.
Root has played 158 Test matches so far. So let’s know how Tendulkar’s figures were after 158 Test matches and what routes are ahead of him.
Talking about the run, the route has scored 13543 runs after the 158 Test match, while Tendulkar scored 12702 runs after playing so many Tests. That is, Tendulkar scored 841 runs less than the route.
But Tendulkar is ahead in terms of average, he scored at an average of 54.75 during this period, while Root at an average of 51.29
Tendulkar is also ahead of the root in terms of century. Tendulkar had scored 42 centuries till 158 Test matches, while Root has scored three less 39 centuries from him.
At the same time, after playing 158 Test matches, Tendulkar’s best score was an unbeaten 248, which is also the best score of his career. Root’s best score is 262 runs.
