- Joe Root is as much as eighth place on the checklist of Check cricket’s all-time high run scorers
- Root, 33, overtook former West Indies star Shivnarine Chanderpaul on Sunday
- However the England man continues to be approach behind India legend Sachin Tendulkar in high spot
Joe Root is now the eighth most prolific batsman within the historical past of Check cricket after transferring forward of Shivnarine Chanderpaul on Sunday.
Root handed Chanderpaul’s profession whole of 11,869 runs moments after registering his 94th Check half-century for England.
The 33-year-old Yorkshireman later went on to make the thirty second Check century of his profession, earlier than ultimately being dismissed for 122.
Root’s newest massive knock got here towards Chanderpaul’s outdated aspect as England set the West Indies a goal of 385 to win the second Check at Trent Bridge.
Chanderpaul scored 11,867 runs in 280 Check innings between 1994 and 2015.
Joe Root has moved as much as eighth place on the checklist of the very best run scorers in Check cricket
Root was congratulated by Harry Brook after reaching his half century towards the West Indies
In the meantime, Sunday’s outing with the bat for Root was his 260th innings in Check cricket and noticed him make his approach as much as 11,940 runs.
The following batsman forward of Root within the all-time rankings is one other West Indies icon within the type of Brian Lara.
Lara scored 11,953 runs in 232 innings between 1990 and 2006.
India legend Sachin Tendulkar appears to be like set to carry onto high spot for a protracted whereas but along with his tally of 15,921 runs.
Root’s promotion to eighth spot noticed West Indies legend Shivnarine Chanderpaul drop to ninth
Sachin Tendulkar stays clear on the high of the checklist, having scored 15,921 Check runs for India
Root is the one participant within the high 10 that’s nonetheless lively.
Australia’s Steve Smith – who can also be nonetheless enjoying – is at the moment fifteenth with 9,685 runs.
