England’s Joe Root joins elite list with 10000+ test runs and 50+ wickets
PAK vs ENG: Joe Root, a former captain of England, became just the third player in history to score 10,000 runs and 50 wickets in Test cricket. He achieved the feat during the ongoing second Test against Pakistan in Multan. At the Multan Cricket Stadium, Root reached the milestone when he struck out Faheem Ashraf in Pakistan’s second innings. It was a tossed-up delivery from the off-spinner and Faheem tried to push at it. The ball turned very little to take the batter’s edge and presented a simple catch to Zak Crawley at slips.
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Important points:
Root joins former Australian skipper Steve Waugh and South African icon Jacques Kallis in scoring 10,000 runs and 50 wickets in the longest format. Root currently has 10629 Test runs and 50 wickets under his belt. Waugh has 10927 runs and 92 wickets, while Kallis tops the chart with 13289 runs and 292 wickets.