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England star batter Joe Root has added another feather in his cap during Day 2 of the ongoing third Test match between England and West Indies at the Edgbaston Stadium. Joe Root who smashed a century in the last Test match has become the seventh highest run-getter in Test cricket. He surpassed the legendary Brain Lara to reach this milestone.
However, The hosts are struggling in the dead-rubber game, as they have lost five wickets for less than 100 runs on the board. Ahead of the start of day 2, Root required 13 runs to go past Lara.
England have sealed the series by winning two matches. While writing this copy, Joe Root is playing on 58 runs and England are trailing by 125 runs.
Here is the list of cricketers with the most runs in Test cricket
Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar tops the tally with 15,921 runs in the history of Test cricket. India's batting day great has already announced his retirement from all formats of cricket.
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Ricky Ponting
Australia's legendary captain Ricky Ponting comes second in the list with 13,378 runs in the longest format of the game. He has also retired from all formats of the game.
Jacques Kallis
South Africa cricketing star Jacques Kallis comes third in the tally with 13289 runs in Test cricket.
Rahul Dravid
Former India head coach Rahul Dravid who was known as the wall of Indian cricket comes fourth in the list with 13,288 runs in the history of Test cricket.
Alastair Cook
Former England cricketer Alastair Cook comes fifth in the list with 12,472 runs in Test cricket.
Kumar Sangakkara
Sri Lanka's legend Kumar Sangakkara has scored 12,400 runs in his Test career he comes sixth in the tally.
Joe Root
Joe Root who is currently playing against West Indies comes seventh in the list with 11954* runs in Test cricket.
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