Joe Root becomes the highest run-getter for England in Test cricket history

Joe Root is now fifth on the all-time list of test run-scorers behind Sachin Tendulkar's leading 15,921.

England batter Joe Root pipped Alastair Cook to become the highest run-getter for England in Test cricket history. Root achieved the milestone during the first Test against Pakistan in Rawalpindi on Wednesday (October 9). 

Root surpassed Alastair Cook's 12,472 runs with a straight-driven boundary before lunch to reach 72 at the break and guided England to a brisk 232-2 in 45 overs.

Top 10 highest run-getter for England in Test cricket history
Player	Span	Matches	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	Hundred	Fifty	Ducks	Fours	Sixes
Joe Root	2012-2024	147*	23	12486	254	50.96	34	65	12	1349	44
AN Cook	2006-2018	161	16	12472	294	45.35	33	57	9	1442	11
GA Gooch	1975-1995	118	6	8900	333	42.58	20	46	13	1079	25
AJ Stewart	1990-2003	133	21	8463	190	39.54	15	45	14	1121	10
DI Gower	1978-1992	117	18	8231	215	44.25	18	39	7	979	10
KP Pietersen	2005-2014	104	8	8181	227	47.28	23	35	10	985	81
G Boycott	1964-1982	108	23	8114	246*	47.72	22	42	10	765+	8
MA Atherton	1989-2001	115	7	7728	185*	37.69	16	46	20	904	4
IR Bell	2004-2015	118	24	7727	235	42.69	22	46	14	919	39
MC Cowdrey	1954-1975	114	15	7624	182	44.06	22	38	9	708+	13

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Root is now fifth on the all-time list of test run-scorers behind Sachin Tendulkar's leading 15,921.

Top 10 highest run-scorer in Test cricket history
Player	Span	Mat	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0	4s	6s
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1989-2013	200	33	15921	248*	53.78	51	68	14	2058+	69
RT Ponting (AUS)	1995-2012	168	29	13378	257	51.85	41	62	17	1509	73
JH Kallis (ICC/SA)	1995-2013	166	40	13289	224	55.37	45	58	16	1488	97
R Dravid (ICC/IND)	1996-2012	164	32	13288	270	52.31	36	63	8	1654	21
JE Root (ENG)	2012-2024	147*	23	12490	254	50.97	34	65	12	1349	44
AN Cook (ENG)	2006-2018	161	16	12472	294	45.35	33	57	9	1442	11
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2000-2015	134	17	12400	319	57.4	38	52	11	1491	51
BC Lara (ICC/WI)	1990-2006	131	6	11953	400*	52.88	34	48	17	1559	88
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1994-2015	164	49	11867	203*	51.37	30	66	15	1285	36
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1997-2014	149	15	11814	374	49.84	34	50	15	1387	61