Joe Root surpasses Tendulkar, Ponting to achieve major milestones in Oval Test
Joe Root surpassed Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting to achieve major milestones during the first innings of the fifth Test against India. Root scored 29 before getting dismissed by a nip-backer from Mohammed Siraj.
New Delhi: England batter Joe Root has surpassed legendary batters Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting to achieve major milestones in the fifth Test match of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at the Kennington Oval in London on Friday, August 1.
Root has now overtaken Sachin Tendulkar in the list of most runs scored in home Test matches. He was just 22 runs away from breaking Tendulkar's record of 7216 runs at home, and did it in the second session of Day 2 with a boundary against Mohammed Siraj in the 33rd over
Root is in second place on the list, scoring 7220* runs in home Tests, while Ricky Ponting has scored 7578 runs in 92 Tests in Australia. He scored 29 runs in the fifth Test and was removed by Siraj. The pacer bowled a length delivery outside off, and it nipped back in sharply. Root couldn't get his bat down on time, and the ball hit him on the knee roll in front of the middle stump.
Most runs at home venues in Tests
7578 - Ricky Ponting in Australia
7220* - Joe Root in England
7216 - Sachin Tendulkar in India
7167 - M Jayawardene in Sri Lanka
7035 - Jacques Kallis in South Africa
Root overtakes Ponting's record
Joe Root also crossed 2000 Test runs against India in home Test matches, joining an elite list. Only Don Bradman has more runs against a single opponent in home Test matches - 2354 vs England. Ricky Ponting is second on this list, scoring 1893 runs, while West Indies batter Shivnarine Chanderpaul is in third spot, amassing 1547 runs.
Most runs against India in a country in Tests
2000* - Joe Root in ENG
1893 - Ricky Ponting in AUS
1547 - Shivnarine Chanderpaul in WI
1427 - Zaheer Abbas in PAK
1396 - Steven Smith in AUS
England 215/7 at tea on Day 2
Team India made a stunning comeback in the match as the Indian bowlers did a fantastic job to put England in a difficult position. The hosts post 215/7 at tea on Day 2 and are trailing by just 9 runs.
England unleashed their bazball in the first session as Crawley and Duckett forged a 92-run partnership for the opening wicket. But Indian seamers bowled tight lines in the second session to trouble England batters and picked up six wickets.