During the fourth Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at Old Trafford, Manchester, England veteran Joe Root passed South Africa great Jacques Kallis to become the third-highest Test run-scorer. Root has 13,290 Test runs, closing up on former Australia captain Ricky Ponting’s 13,378.
Joe Root is in great form in the series against India, scoring over 250 runs, including a century and a half.
With his last effort, he became the first batsman to score 1,000 Test runs at Old Trafford.
Root becomes only the third England hitter to score 1,000+ Test runs at two locations. After scoring 2,166 runs at Lord’s, he joins Alastair Cook and Graham Gooch at The Oval.
Most Test runs career
| Sr. No. | Player | Matches | Innings | Runs |
| 1 | Sachin Tendulkar | 200 | 329 | 15921 |
| 2 | Ricky Ponting | 168 | 287 | 13378 |
| 3 | Joe Root* | 157* | 286 | 13290 |
| 4 | Jacques Kallis | 166 | 280 | 13289 |
| 5 | Rahul Dravid | 164 | 286 | 13288 |
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