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Joe Root Equals Sachin Tendulkar's Record for Most Test Fifties
Joe Root's 66 against Pakistan at Headingley draws him level with Sachin Tendulkar's record of 68 Test half-centuries, achieved while rediscovering form.
- England batter Joe Root equaled Sachin Tendulkar's record of 68 Test half-centuries, scoring 66 runs during the first Test against Pakistan at Headingley.
- Tendulkar held the record for over a decade before Root reached the mark considerably earlier in his career, achieving it in 264 matches compared to Tendulkar's 278.
- Jordan Cox, playing his second Test, partnered with Root in a 150-run stand, with Cox contributing 73 runs off 100 balls before departing.
- Pakistan bowler Khurram Shahzad dismissed Root lbw at 44.4 overs, with England losing their final review when challenging the umpire's decision.
- Root has accumulated 41 Test centuries, placing him 10 centuries away from equaling Tendulkar's landmark of 51, signifying another record within his reach.
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England Test skipper Joe Root equalled Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar's record for the most fifties in the longest format during the ongoing first Test against Pakistan at Headingley on Thursday.
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England Test skipper Joe Root equalled Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar's record for the most fifties in the longest format during the ongoing first Test against Pakistan at Headingley on Thursday.
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LatestlyJoe Root equals Sachin Tendulkar's record for most Test fifties
England Test skipper Joe Root equalled Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar's record for the most fifties in the longest format during the ongoing first Test against Pakistan at Headingley on Thursday.
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