Joe Root continued his merry run and became England's highest Test run-scorer during the opening session of the first Test versus Pakistan in Multan on Wednesday (Oct 9).

Pak vs Eng: Joe Root continues merry run, becomes England's highest run-scorer in Test cricket

England star Joe Root is not thinking of breaking Sachin Tendulkar’s record as he prepares for the upcoming Test series against Pakistan. Root, recently scored his 34th Test hundred bringing him on the brink of being the most successful English batter.

PAK vs ENG Test Series: Joe Root not thinking of breaking Tendulkar's record, says 'I want to keep enjoying'

Former England batter Ian Bell has hailed the impact of Joe Root as he continues his march to be England’s best Test batter. In the recently concluded Test series against Sri Lanka, Root broke Alastair Cook’s record for most Test hundreds by an English batter.

'Joe Root will undoubtedly go down as England's greatest batter': Former England batter Ian Bell

It was a record-breaking day for England’s Joe Root after he scored his 34th Test ton on Saturday (Aug 31) against Sri Lanka. Root, who scored his 33rd and 34th Test hundred in the ongoing second Test is closing in on Alastair Cook for most Test runs scored by an English batter.

'Quite simply England's greatest': Alastair Cook in awe of Joe Root after record-breaking ton at Lord's

Indian legend Sunil Gavaskar has slammed former England captain Michael Vaughan after he compared Joe Root to Sachin Tendulkar. While the comparison remains fair, the nature of the comment made the former World Cup winner furious as Vaughan reckoned that cricket would be in good hands if Root broke Tendulkar’s record for most Test runs.

'Please tell us what’s wrong': Gavaskar slams Vaughan for comments on Joe Root surpassing Sachin Tendulkar

England suffered a disappointing defeat in the third Test match against Sri Lanka on Monday (Sep 9) leading to questions being raised on the killer instincts of the side.

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England fast bowler Chris Woakes was forced to bowl spin on day 2 of the third Test against Sri Lanka as umpires deemed bad light for fast bowling. Woakes, who had already bowled two balls in his over, bowled the rest four balls as off-spinner, a rare sight in cricket.

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Pride will be up for grabs for Sri Lanka in the final Test match which starts on Friday (Sep 6) against England at the Oval. Having already pocketed the series 2-0, England will search for a whitewash when they face Sri Lanka.

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England batter Joe Root surpassed Alastair Cook for most Test hundreds for the country on Saturday (Aug 31) and now is at the top among active batters with 34 Test tons.

'I can and...,' England batter Joe Root on breaking Sachin Tendulkar's record of most Test runs

England batter Joe Root created history on Sunday (Aug 31) with his 34th Test century on day 3 of the second Test against Sri Lanka. Root scored 103 in the second innings to take over Sir Alastair Cook's record of 33 Test tons for most Test hundreds for England.

ENG vs SL, 2nd Test: Joe Root goes past Alastair Cook for most Test hundreds for England

Ollie Pope has asked Joe Root for guidance on how best to balance the demands of batting and captaincy after an awkward first outing as stand-in England skipper against Sri Lanka.

ENG vs SL Test Series: Ollie Pope seeks Joe Root advice on how to balance batting and captaincy

Joe Root continues his purple patch with another fifty in a successful run chase against Sri Lanka during the Manchester Test on Saturday (Aug 24). Root completed his 64th Test fifty, hitting an unbeaten 62 in the fourth innings and helping England win by five wickets late on day four.

Joe Root closes gap with Chanderpaul, Sachin for THIS record after anchoring England home in 1st Test vs SL

Sachin Tendulkar dominated world cricket during his playing days from 1989-2013. During his illustrious 24-year-long career, he ended with 34,357 international runs (most-ever), with 15,921 coming in Tests (in 200 matches).

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England’s Joe Root added another feather to his already impressive hat on Saturday (July 27) after he became the seventh-highest scorer in the history of Test match cricket.

ENG vs WI, 3rd Test: England's Joe Root leapfrogs Brian Lara for most Test runs; completes 12000 runs

Former England captain and top batter Joe Root has dismissed retirement talks following James Anderson’s farewell Test at Lord’s, saying ‘he’s around for a while’.

ENG vs WI 2024: Joe Root dismisses retirement talks after James Anderson’s departure

Former England captain and batting great Joe Root has called on concerned authorities to take care of players’ well-being by micromanaging the tight travel schedule to avoid burnout.

Joe Root calls out tight travel schedule as 81 per cent County cricketers fear overexertion

After the first Test in Hyderabad, it seemed like England will be giving a tough fight to hosts India but the next four Tests proved otherwise. England just couldn't keep up the fight with India in either batting or bowling and much of the onus lies on their seniors.

Explained: Where England lost the Test series against India

Former England opener-turned-commentator Nick Knight feels Joe Root dropping Rohit Sharma in the first innings of the third Test, in Rajkot, changed the course of the India-England series.

IND vs ENG: Root dropping Rohit in Rajkot Test turned around the series, feels former English opener

England's star batter Joe Root spoke at length on the difference between two modern-day great spinners in R Ashwin and Nathan Lyon. Ashwin recently returned to his usual best with a five-fer in India's fourth and penultimate Test versus England, in Ranchi, which the home side won by five wickets.

R Ashwin vs Nathan Lyon: England batter Joe Root points out difference between two great spinners

Former England skipper Michael Vaughan says that the English team currently on tour of India should seek advice from Joe Root on how to bat in the last Test of the five-match series which starts March 7 in Dharamsala.

IND vs ENG: Ex-skipper Michael Vaughan wants England batters to sit and take advice from Joe Root on batting

Former Australia speedster Mitchell Johnson opined on Joe Root's playing style recently. Johnson feels Root is the kind of batter who needs time to settle in and does not need to adhere to England's Bazball approach.

IND vs ENG: Joe Root doesn't need to play Bazball, feels former Aussie quick Mitchell Johnson

Former England captain Michael Vaughan is upset with a few DRS calls made during the fourth Test between India and England in Ranchi that ended with the home team being victorious by five wickets, winning the five-match series 3-1.

IND vs ENG: Michael Vaughan wants cameras on DRS operators for ‘transparency’

England's Joe Root overtook former skipper Alastair Cook for most fifty-plus scores in Test cricket for his country. Root now has 91 50+ scores in Test cricket for England including 60 fifties and 31 centuries - one more than Cook's 90 which includes 57 fifties 33 hundreds.

IND vs ENG: Joe Root goes past Alastair Cook for most fifty-plus scores for England in Tests

England are in total control of the ongoing fourth Test match against India after an all-round show with both bat and ball on Day 2 of the Ranchi Test. The visitors, currently trailing 1-2 in the Test series scored 353 runs in their first innings with former skipper Joe Root scoring an unbeaten 122.

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