Joe Root Creates History, Becomes First Player In The World To...

Joe Root Creates History, Becomes First Player In The World To...

Root, who is England's leading run getter in Test cricket, completes 1000 Test runs at Old Trafford. He is the first batter in the world to score 1000 Test runs in Manchester.

Ricky Ponting Reacts To Joe Root Surpassing Him & Becoming Second Highest Run Scorer In Tests

Joe Root has once again proven his class in the ongoing Old Trafford Test against India by smashing a superb century. His composure, timing and hunger for runs continue to define England’s batting backbone. At Old Trafford on Friday, Joe Root etched his name deeper into cricket’s history books with a sublime performance against India on Day 3 of the fourth Test. The former England captain not only registered his 38th Test century but also leaped…

Joe Root scripts history, becomes first player to complete 1000 Test runs at Old Trafford

England's veteran batter Joe Root has become the first player to complete 1000 Test runs at Old Trafford cricket ground. Having also amassed 2,166 runs at Lord's, he becomes the third England batter to aggregate 1000-plus Test runs at two different venues, after Alastair Cook and Graham Gooch (both did that at Lord's and at The Oval). Root achieved this feat in his outing against Indian in the fourth Test at Old Trafford cricket ground on Friday.