Joe Root has earned his reputation. He was not given or awarded that reputation for free, he worked hard for it.
He might have low scores on some grounds but no one can put his legacy in danger.
Except no one is doing that. We all admire Joe Root and think he is one of the ATGs. However comparing him with Tendulkar is futile as Sachin has world record in both red and white ball cricket by playing over 3 decades and facing bowlers from cross generation from Malcom Marshal to Tim Southe & Amir.
Kohli also broke his ODI century record. However, just like no one rates Kohli as a better batsman than him...when and if Root surpasses his test runs, he will still not be considered in the same league as Sachin.
All these hype is bcoz of couple of things:
A) Pakistanis desperately wants someone to topple SRT as he is an Indian and their own country couldnt produce a batter 25% of his calibre.
B) British media hype up their players way more than they deserve. They did the same for Vaughan, Cook etc before this. Also, if British media to be believed Stokes is the best all rounder of this generation when he hardly bowls.
#FACTS