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Joe Root continues to be the main man for England in a tricky run-chase vs India as the experienced batter stood tall in a chase of 374, and in the process, etched his name in the history books. England needed their best player to steer them in the fourth innings, and Root raised his hands and took matters under his control.
In the 40th over of the England innings, Root punished Mohammed Siraj with a boundary through the gully region, and created history as he became the first cricketer to score 6,000 runs in World Test Championship (WTC) history.
Before the start of the Oval Test, Root had 5946 runs to his name in the WTC, and he added a further 54 runs to bag a magnificent feat in Test cricket. Interestingly, the next best batter is Steve Smith, who has 4278 runs, 172 runs less than Root.
Most runs in WTC history
| Players | Runs | Matches |
| Joe Root* | 6000 | 68 |
| Steve Smith | 4278 | 55 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 4225 | 53 |
| Ben Stokes | 3616 | 57 |
| Travis Head | 3300 | 52 |
Root is actually the first batter to 5,000, and 6,000 runs in WTC, and the next best is Australia's Steve Smith. His teammate, Marnus Labuschagne sits at the third spot, with 4225 runs in 53 games.
Surprisingly, England captain, Ben Stokes occupies the fourth spot with 3616 runs, while Travis Head is at the fifth place with 3300 runs to his name in 52 matches.
Other records Joe Root can break in second innings
Apart from 6,000 runs, Root has a chance to break several other records as well in the second innings.
Most Test centuries at home
Currently, Root has 23 Test centuries at home, and if he manages to slam a ton against India, the English batter will surpass Jacques Kallis (23) and Ricky Ponting (23), as the cricketer with the most hundreds at home venues.
Most hundreds vs a single opposition
Currently, Root has 12 Test tons vs India. One more century, and he will surpass Steve Smith (12), to become the player with the joint-second most centuries against a single opposition. Don Bradman had 19 hundreds vs England, while Sunil Gavaskar had 13 vs the West Indies.
