England’s star middle-order batsman Joe Root created history by becoming the first batsman in the history of the World Test Championship (WTC) to score over 4,000 runs in the first Test against England in Hyderabad. I did. The former England captain scored 4005 runs in 48 Tests.
Joe Root achieved this historic feat on the opening day of the first Test at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad. Before moving to number four, the 33-year-old needed just 13 runs to reach 4000 in the third cycle of this WTC, scoring 29 runs in the first innings before being dismissed by Ravindra Jadeja. was completed.
The former England captain surpassed Sachin Tendulkar as the top scorer in the India vs England Test in Thursday’s match in Hyderabad. When Joe Root came on for Hyderabad, he needed just 10 runs to break Tendulkar’s record, but he was beaten by Axar in his 21st over of England’s opening innings. – Patel broke boundaries and did it in style.
Joe Root scored 2,526 runs in 25 matches against India. Sachin Tendulkar previously held the record of 2,535 runs in 32 matches against England at an average of 51.73. Tendulkar’s extraordinary history spans his 713 half-century.
Joe Root’s Test cricket career began in India in 2012 and he impressed everyone with his tenacious and determined performances throughout the series. Root’s highest score against India was scored during England’s previous tour in 2021. He led the team and scored a brilliant 218 in the first Test in Chennai, securing England’s only win of the series.
The English team started the match in buzzball style and scored the first 50 points with a very high strike rate.
However, as soon as the spinners were introduced, they ran into trouble in the middle as Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley took Ashwin’s first wicket of the game. Jadeja then dismissed Ollie Pope with a routine catch ofRohit Sharma at first slip, and Ashwin caught Crawley’s leg in front of the wicket, putting England in a big predicament.
Axar Patel started England’s rapid collapse in the first innings by removing the dangerous Jonny Bairstow. Joe Root, who was expected to score a big goal for England on the opening day, was forced to leave midway through as he attempted a reverse sweep shot but mistimed it, touched the edge of the bat and fell into the hands of Jasprit Bumrah. It was done.
