Joe Root, Azhar Ali set to surpass Pakistan great Hanif Mohammad
November 29, 2022
Sports Tak Staff
As England gear to play Test cricket on Pakistan soil after a massive gap of 17 years, Root will have records in sight
Former England skipper Joe Root needs 30 more runs to surpass Hanif Mohammad's tally of runs in England vs Pakistan Test encounters
Joe Root has scored 1,010 runs from 21 innings at an average of 56.11 including 1 century and 6 half-centuries
Hanif Mohammad had scored 1,039 runs from 24 innings at an average of 33.51 including 3 centuries and 3 half-centuries
Similarly, Azhar Ali is 31 runs away from Mohammad's tally. Azhar has 1,009 runs from 32 innings at an average of 34.79 including 3 centuries and 3 fifties
The top spot in the list is occupied by Alastair Cook who had scored 1,719 runs from 36 innings at an average of 49.11 including 5 centuries and 8 fifties
For Pakistan, their former skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq is on top with 1,584 runs from 32 innings at an average of 54.62 including 5 centuries and 10 fifties
Root and Azhar are expected to surpass Zaheer Abbas (1,086 runs) and David Gower (1,185 runs) as well
Will James Anderson be able to break Abdul Qadir's 35-year-old Test record?