Ashes 2021-22: England captain Joe Root’s golden run in Test cricket in 2021 continues and the right-hand batsman has gone past former India greats Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar in the list of batsmen with most Test runs in a calendar year. Follow Ashes 2021-22 Live on InsideSport.IN.
Ashes 2021-22 Live: Joe Root goes past Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar to join elite Test club
Root walked in to bat on Day 2 of the second Ashes 2021-22 Test after England lost two quick wickets in the final session. On Saturday, the 30-year-old started from his overnight score of five and stitched a solid partnership with Dawid Malan, surpassing the records of Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar and Michael Clarke in the process.
Batsmen with most Test runs in a calendar Year
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- Mohammad Yousuf: 1788
- Viv Richards: 1710
- Graeme Smith: 1656
- Steve Smith: 1605*
- Michael Clarke: 1595
- Sachin Tendulkar: 1562
- Sunil Gavaskar: 1549
- Ricky Ponting: 1544
Joe Root is such a joy to watch. Looks easy on the eyes but scores some tough runs. One of the the best players of spin, and currently the best among usual suspects in Kohli, Smith and Williamson. What a year he’s having, single-handedly carrying the English batting. #Ashes pic.twitter.com/29WUQxAGS7
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) December 18, 2021
🔜 Pink-ball Test in Adelaide#Ashes | 🇦🇺 #AUSvENG 🏴 pic.twitter.com/RrQQ2bv2x4
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) December 14, 2021
Earlier, during the first Test in Brisbane, Joe Root had went past former England captain Michael Vaughan to own the record for highest Test run-scorer in a calendar year from the country. Vaughan had scored 1481 runs in 2002.
The Yorskshire batsman is averaging over 65 in Test cricket this year. He has six hundred and 2 fifties to his name. During the first Test, Root had missed on his 7th century of the year by 11 runs.
Ashes 2021-22 Live: Joe Root goes past Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar to join elite Test club
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