This has sadly become a thread for trolls and shock jocks aiming to provoke reactions rather than appreciating efforts of two all time great batters.
Whether Root crosses Tendulkar's tally or whether he wins an away Ashes not will not significantly impact either of their legacies which are already rich and glittering.
Further, Root's not having a century is more of a loss for Aussie audiences who have missed the privelege of enjoying a great batter and I hope he gives them this gift on this tour.
Statistically, the chances of Root crossing Tendulkar are fairly reasonable. However 2500 runs is a long journey. Except for rare outliers like Kallis/Sangakkara the dropoff at the end for great batters is almost always abrupt. So Root will likely need another 30 tests atleast.
His next upcoming series are:
5 tests vs Aus away 2025 winter
3 tests vs NZ at home 2026 summer
3 tests vs Pak at home 2026 summer
3 tests vs SA away 2026 christmas
2 tests vs Bang away 2027 Feb
1 test vs Aus 150th test commemoration
Curtain raiser test for 2027 summer vs small team
Then the 5 test home Ashes in 2027
If Root and Eng can have a competitive away Ashes as player and team then quite likely he will comeback to an English summer with renewed vigor and renew pursuit.
However there are a lot of potholes. NZ is a slippery side in Eng conditions and every summer will not be as flat and dry as 2025.
SA tours also tend to be extreme result wickets whether pace or recently spin oriented and Bangla also tend to prepare dustbowls for SENA teams.
I personally think Root will do reasonably ok at around 50 avg in all these series and decide to end his career in the 2027 home Ashes.
So over the course of 23 tests and approx. 38 inns I expect Root to make anywhere between 1600-2000 runs and around 4-8 centuries. So overall my guess is he will end at 15-15.5k runs and 43-45 x100.
Whether Root crosses Tendulkar's tally or whether he wins an away Ashes not will not significantly impact either of their legacies which are already rich and glittering.
Further, Root's not having a century is more of a loss for Aussie audiences who have missed the privelege of enjoying a great batter and I hope he gives them this gift on this tour.
Statistically, the chances of Root crossing Tendulkar are fairly reasonable. However 2500 runs is a long journey. Except for rare outliers like Kallis/Sangakkara the dropoff at the end for great batters is almost always abrupt. So Root will likely need another 30 tests atleast.
His next upcoming series are:
5 tests vs Aus away 2025 winter
3 tests vs NZ at home 2026 summer
3 tests vs Pak at home 2026 summer
3 tests vs SA away 2026 christmas
2 tests vs Bang away 2027 Feb
1 test vs Aus 150th test commemoration
Curtain raiser test for 2027 summer vs small team
Then the 5 test home Ashes in 2027
If Root and Eng can have a competitive away Ashes as player and team then quite likely he will comeback to an English summer with renewed vigor and renew pursuit.
However there are a lot of potholes. NZ is a slippery side in Eng conditions and every summer will not be as flat and dry as 2025.
SA tours also tend to be extreme result wickets whether pace or recently spin oriented and Bangla also tend to prepare dustbowls for SENA teams.
I personally think Root will do reasonably ok at around 50 avg in all these series and decide to end his career in the 2027 home Ashes.
So over the course of 23 tests and approx. 38 inns I expect Root to make anywhere between 1600-2000 runs and around 4-8 centuries. So overall my guess is he will end at 15-15.5k runs and 43-45 x100.
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