The Unlikely Challenger: Joe Root's Quest for Sachin Tendulkar's Record Joe Root's steady accumulation of Test runs has been a constant presence in English cricket for over a decade.
His quiet consistency often overshadowed by more explosive players and high profile controversies, but beneath the radar, he has been eroding the gap between himself and Sachin Tendulkar's all time record of 15,921 Test runs.
Root's numbers are striking: 14,114 Test runs from 166 matches, leaving just 1,807 runs to reach Tendulkar's mark.