IND Vs ENG: Joe Root Needs 154 Runs To Script History Vs India In Headingley Test

Joe Root record Vs India [Source: @JoeRoot66Fan/x.com]

The wait is over as the India Vs England Test series is set to commence on June 20, with the first Test match taking place at Headingley, Leeds. Key Indian players in Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have retired from Test cricket and the Indian side looks a bit inexperienced. Moreover, they have a new leader in Shubman Gill, who will be eyeing a historic series win.

England is also weak in their bowling department but the team has a strong batting unit led by Joe Root. The veteran English batter has a terrific record against India and will be the key wicket for the Indian bowlers. In the upcoming Test series, Root can break several records with one special feat, that could be achieved in the first Test itself.

First batter to score 3000 Test runs Vs India

Joe Root needs just 154 runs to become the first batter in history to amass 3000 Test runs against the Indian team. Currently, the English great has 2846 runs and needs 154 more to enter the 3000-run club, a feat never achieved by anyone against the Indian team.

He will also be eyeing the record of the fastest to reach 4,000 runs against the Indian team (across formats). He needs just 142 more runs to break the feat.

Most Test runs Vs India

Root leads the charts with former Australian captain, Ricky Ponting occupying the 2nd spot with 2555 runs. Two former captains - Alastair. Cook and Steve Smith sit at 3rd and 4th spot, with former Windies skipper, Clive Lloyd at the fifth place.

Record of most 50-plus scores also in danger

Not only the 3000 Test runs mark, Root can also break another Test record. If he can score a fifty or a hundred in the Headingley Test, the English legend can become the first player to score 40 fifty-plus scores in WTC history. Currently, Root has 21 fifties and 18 hundreds in WTC history.

Australia's Marnus Labuschagne is at the second place with 11 hundreds and 22 fifties to his name.

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