England’s striker Joe Root has exceeded legendary crickets Jacques Kallis and Rahul Dravid in the list of highest screens in the history of cricket. Root entered the fourth test against India with 13,259 points and exceeded the total of 13,288 Dravid points, then 13,289 Kallis points. The former captain of England is now just behind the legendary Sachin Tendulkar (15,921 points) and Ricky Ponting (13,378 points).In the process, the England’s striker has gone from the fifth largest tested cricket to the third.During his stay, Root also became the first to carry out 1000 tests in Old Trafford. It is the third England striker to collect more than 1000 points in two different sites. The veteran, who has 2166 points at Lord’s, joined Alastair Cook and Graham Good in this important step.The former Australian cricket captain and the ICC renown temple, Ponting, had spoken of the imminent Root stage before the start of the game 3. Ponting is the next list with 13,379 points.
“If he continues to continue like this, it could very well happen today. It is an excellent day for the shot and what a remarkable career it was for Joe. How it is transformed from someone who could not spend fifty years to hundreds. Now, it seems that each time he arrives at fifty, you mark it just percent, or a hundred hundred,” said Ponting to Tell Sky Sports.“Looking at just some of the figures, 37 Huncets test, 13,000 runs, what an incredible career to date,” added Ponting, highlighting Root’s impressive statistics in the test cricket.“There is still a lot to do. What is it, 35 years old? It doesn’t seem that his passion for the game goes anywhere. His passion score has probably increased over the years. Can he hunt Sachin? Let’s see.Most races in test cricket
| Player | Matches | Hostel | Shopping |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) | 200 | 329 | 15921 |
| Ricky Ponting (aus) | 168 | 287 | 13378 |
| Joe Root (Eng) | 157 | 286 | 13290 * |
| Jacques Kallis (ICC / SA) | 166 | 280 | 13289 |
| Rahul Dravid (ICC / IN) | 164 | 286 | 13288 |
| Alastair Cook (Eng) | 161 | 291 | 12472 |
| Kumar Sangakkara (SL) | 134 | 233 | 12400 |
| Brian Lara (ICC / WI) | 131 | 232 | 11953 |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI) | 164 | 280 | 11867 |
| Mahela Jayawardene (SL) | 149 | 252 | 11814 |