Joe Root joins Alastair Cook, Sachin Tendulkar in elite list 2019

Joe Root joins Alastair Cook, Sachin Tendulkar in elite list 2019

Joe Root got the 7000-run milestone in Test cricket during 5th Ashes Test.(www.knowledgekira.com)

The final and fifth Test of the Ashes series is being played in central London between England and Australia. In which the Australian team won the toss and decided to bowl first. England's first wicket fell early but after that Joe Root played a brilliant innings of 57 runs. In Test cricket, Joe Root has achieved the record of scoring 7000 runs.

Joe Root has played a total of 86 matches in his career, making a record of scoring 7000 runs in 158 innings. Joe Root became the third player to score the fastest 7000 runs for England. Earlier, Kevin Pietersen had completed 7000 runs in 150 innings for England, while Alistair Cook did the same in 151 innings.

Apart from this, Joe Root is the third young player in the world who scored 7000 runs at a very young age. At number one is Sachin Tendulkar of India, while at second is Alastair Cook of England. The routes that have come at number three now. Joe Root may have been in poor form in the Ashes series but by doing this in this test, he told that he is one of the best players of the Test.

The same Australian batsman Steve Smith is also very close to scoring 7000 runs. Steve Smith has scored 6870 runs in 122 innings so far. Steve Smith needs 130 runs to complete 7000 runs. At the same time, Indian team captain Virat Kohli has scored 6749 runs in 135 innings in Tests. Virat Kohli needs 251 runs to complete 7000 runs.