Joe Root is among the top run-getters in Tests in a calendar yearJoe Root is among the top run-getters in Tests in a calendar year
England Test captain Joe Root added another feather to his decorated cap as he went 5th in the list of batters with the most runs in a calendar year in Tests. In doing so, Root surpassed Indian cricket legend, Sachin Tendulkar.
After losing the first Test at the Gabba, England found themselves chasing Australia's shadows in the second Test at Adelaide too. The Aussies put a mammoth first-innings total of 473 runs on the board after opting to bat first. David Warner (93), Marnus Labuschagne (103), Steve Smith (93), and Alex Carey (51) were the top performers for the hosts in the first innings.
England dealt bitter blows after coming out to bat, with openers Haseeb Hameed and Rory Burns being dismissed for just 6 and 4 runs respectively. Dawid Malan and Joe Root, however, have steadied the England ship a little, by putting together of a partnership of over 80 runs.
In the partnership, Root went past Tendulkar who had registered 1562 runs in a single year in Tests back in 2010. He had also gone past another Indian legend Sunil Gavaskar (1555 runs in 1979) earlier. Here's how the full list goes:
Most runs scored in a calendar year by batters in Tests:
Mohamamd Yousuf (2006): 1788 runs
Viv Richards (1976): 1710 runs
Graeme Smith (2008): 1656
Michael Clarke (2012): 1595
Joe Root (2021): 1563* runs
Sachin Tendulkar (2010): 1562 runs
Sunil Gavaskar (1979): 1555 runs
Root still has the opportunity to surpass Mohammad Yousuf's all-time record. After the second Test concludes at the Adelaide Oval, England will take on the Aussies in Melbourne for the Boxing Day Test, which is scheduled to take place from 26-30 December.
Root has been in sublime form this season, not just at home but overseas as well. In the last Test assignment against India, he had emerged as the series' top-scoring player. Even during the tour of the sub-continent, Root had scored plenty of runs both against India and Sri Lanka. He has a total of 6 hundreds to his name this year, including two double tons.
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