IND vs ENG: Joe Root busts Sachin Tendulkar's another record to grab massive Test milestone

Continuing his impressive form in Test cricket, England's veteran batter Joe Root has surpassed legendary Sachin Tendulkar to achieve a major milestone

Having already become the second-highest Test run-scorer in the previous match in Manchester, Root added another record to his name during the fifth and final Test at The Oval

Root has now moved past Tendulkar on the list of most runs scored by a player in Test cricket on home soil. Heading into the match, Root needed just 22 runs to eclipse Tendulkar's home tally of 7,216 runs

Root accomplished this feat in the second session of Day 2, hitting a boundary off Mohammed Siraj in the 33rd over

With this achievement, Root now holds the second position for most Test runs scored in a player's home country. He is now only behind former Australian captain Ricky Ponting, who leads the list with a total of 7,578 runs from 92 Tests played in Australia.

Batters with most runs by a player in home Tests:

1 - Ricky Ponting: 7258 runs in 92 Tests
2 - Joe Root: 7229 runs in 84 Tests*
3 - Sachin Tendulkar: 7216 runs in 94 matches
4 - Mahela Jayawardene: 7167 runs in 81 Tests
5 - Jacques Kallis: 7035 runs in 88 Tests