Will Joe Root beat Sachin Tendulkar's record in Tests for most runs?

[Mamoon]

Root will end his Test career with more runs, hundreds, fifties and matches than Tendulkar. Complete ownage.

He was also a far more successful captain than Tendulkar, he won 27 Tests while Tendulkar won a laughable 4.

It is extremely evident that Root is a superior Test cricket than Tendulkar.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Root will end his Test career with more runs, hundreds, fifties and matches than Tendulkar. Complete ownage.

He was also a far more successful captain than Tendulkar, he won 27 Tests while Tendulkar won a laughable 4.

It is extremely evident that Root is a superior Test cricket than Tendulkar.

Tendulkar is the so called god of "cricket", not just batting and yet Tendulkar is way behind Root on wickets and catches too

 

[mominsaigol]

Root will end his Test career with more runs, hundreds, fifties and matches than Tendulkar. Complete ownage.

He was also a far more successful captain than Tendulkar, he won 27 Tests while Tendulkar won a laughable 4.

It is extremely evident that Root is a superior Test cricket than Tendulkar.

Tendulkar is the so called god of "cricket", not just batting and yet Tendulkar is way behind Root on wickets and catches too

I've noticed people tend to exclude tenda's captaincy record when talking about him

 

[Ab Fan]

Root showed why he is Temu Tendulkar by taking his team close to the target and then choking big time.

 

[mominsaigol]

2378 runs left

 

[pillionrider]

Warner's surfboard suddenly appeared today once Brook got out.


ECB needs to work closely with the BCCI after the Ashes to get in another series vs India. They can pitch it on the basis of this engrossing series being a money spinner

 

[Technics 1210]

Root showed why he is Temu Tendulkar by taking his team close to the target and then choking big time.

England haven't lost yet.

You Sachinistas always pretended like you didn't care!

Bore off with your lies. They don't work outside of Cult ridden India.

 

[atreus]

Might be one of the great hundreds if England wins tomorrow.

 

[Rajdeep]

Likes of Michael Clarke and Kevin Peterson are laughing at this comparison. Even we Indians laughed when Kohli broke SRTs most ODI centuries record. That is because everyone understands that batting in modern era is much easier compared to when Sachin did. So players from modern generation can beat some of his records in instalments but no one can be a complete batter like him. Only Pakistani posters are desperate as they are jealous of Sachin. In reality, they should worry about Mitchel Starc is just 12 wickets away from surpassing Wasim Akram.

 

[atreus]

Likes of Michael Clarke and Kevin Peterson are laughing at this comparison. Even we Indians laughed when Kohli broke SRTs most ODI centuries record. That is because everyone understands that batting in modern era is much easier compared to when Sachin did. So players from modern generation can beat some of his records in instalments but no one can be a complete batter like him. Only Pakistani posters are desperate as they are jealous of Sachin. In reality, they should worry about Mitchel Starc is just 12 wickets away from surpassing Wasim Akram.

Current Era is the lowest scoring era in Cricket since the 1950s, pitches are prepared for results and the balls have been redesigned to aid the bowler. Michael Clarke and Kevin Pietersen batted in the easiest era of Cricket, they won't even average 42 today.

 

[Rajdeep]

Current Era is the lowest scoring era in Cricket since the 1950s, pitches are prepared for results and the balls have been redesigned to aid the bowler. Michael Clarke and Kevin Pietersen batted in the easiest era of Cricket, they won't even average 42 today.

Batting in modern era is much easier than when Sachin played. The reason's are as follows:

Weaker Bowling Attacks (in general) - Back then every team had top fast bowlers like Wasim-Akhtar, Mcgrath-Lee, Ambrose-Walsh, Pollock-Donald etc. Every team also had world class spinners (both leg spinner and off spinning chuckers). Today, many teams lack truly world-class bowlers. Outside of top teams like India, Australia, and England, attacks are often inconsistent or one-dimensional.

Flat Pitches - This is not always the case but test match pitches are no longer what it used to be. As evident from the ongoing India-England series, most pitches are flat. That is why you see Bazball and India defeating Bangladesh in 1.5 days by batting at a strike rate of 9.5 in test cricket. Something that was unheard off in 1990s

Shorter Boundaries & Heavier Bats - Modern bats are engineered for power, and boundaries have been brought in, making big hitting much easier. In the 1990s, even mishits were often caught; today, they often clear the rope.

More Data & Analytics - Batters now prepare with detailed data on every bowler’s habits, variations, and weaknesses. In the 1990s, most prep was based on memory or limited video footage.

#Facts

 

[Mamoon]

Likes of Michael Clarke and Kevin Peterson are laughing at this comparison. Even we Indians laughed when Kohli broke SRTs most ODI centuries record. That is because everyone understands that batting in modern era is much easier compared to when Sachin did. So players from modern generation can beat some of his records in instalments but no one can be a complete batter like him. Only Pakistani posters are desperate as they are jealous of Sachin. In reality, they should worry about Mitchel Starc is just 12 wickets away from surpassing Wasim Akram.

Too bad their laughter cannot stop Root from scoring more runs than Tendulkar.

 

[atreus]

Batting in modern era is much easier than when Sachin played. The reason's are as follows:

Weaker Bowling Attacks (in general) - Back then every team had top fast bowlers like Wasim-Akhtar, Mcgrath-Lee, Ambrose-Walsh, Pollock-Donald etc. Every team also had world class spinners (both leg spinner and off spinning chuckers). Today, many teams lack truly world-class bowlers, especially in white-ball cricket. Outside of top teams like India, Australia, and England, attacks are often inconsistent or one-dimensional.

Flat Pitches - This is not always the case but test match pitches are no longer what it used to be. As evident from the ongoing India-England series, most pitches are flat. That is why you see Bazball and India defeating Bangladesh in 1.5 days by batting at a strike rate of 9.5 in test cricket. Something that was unheard off in 1990s

Shorter Boundaries & Heavier Bats - Modern bats are engineered for power, and boundaries have been brought in, making big hitting much easier. In the 1990s, even mishits were often caught; today, they often clear the rope.

More Data & Analytics - Batters now prepare with detailed data on every bowler’s habits, variations, and weaknesses. In the 1990s, most prep was based on memory or limited video footage.

#Facts

ChatGPT slop lmao

1. South Africa has world class bowling, New Zealand has a much better and more functional bowling unit in recent times than before, Infact their unit with Southee/Wagner/Boult was the most functional one they ever had, now they have Matt Henry, O Rourke coming up and so forth. India is far superior to what it used to be. Australia is on par too, 4 or 5 world class options at any given time. South Africa is on par if not better, an actual world class spinner, world class pacer and so forth. Sri Lanka and Pakistan are inferior. West Indies is building a strong attack. All in all, more or less the same. India and New Zealand are better, Sri Lanka is better than they were in 1990s but worse than 2000s due to Murali, Pakistan is worse.

2. Yeah...because Sachin never had flat pitches eh? You mention the India vs England series eh? infact, It's not even higher scoring than Sachin's own tours to England in 1990 and 2002 lmao!


Caught with the cookie jar in hand, if this series is so flat, what was Sachin's series in 2002 then?

Here is how many high scoring actual serieses Root has played in...



and here is Sachin

Sachin played on flatter pitches, no contest.

3. Sachin had massive bats, boundaries being smaller is straight up not true, they are sometimes called in but most times the home team chooses how big to make them.

4. Double edged sword, the same way analysis is possible on bowlers by batsmen, bowlers can also analyse batsmen more closely, Sachin didn't have that either

 

[Rajdeep]

ChatGPT slop lmao

1. South Africa has world class bowling, New Zealand has a much better and more functional bowling unit in recent times than before, Infact their unit with Southee/Wagner/Boult was the most functional one they ever had, now they have Matt Henry, O Rourke coming up and so forth. India is far superior to what it used to be. Australia is on par too, 4 or 5 world class options at any given time. South Africa is on par if not better, an actual world class spinner, world class pacer and so forth. Sri Lanka and Pakistan are inferior. West Indies is building a strong attack. All in all, more or less the same. India and New Zealand are better, Sri Lanka is better than they were in 1990s but worse than 2000s due to Murali, Pakistan is worse.

2. Yeah...because Sachin never had flat pitches eh? You mention the India vs England series eh? infact, It's not even higher scoring than Sachin's own tours to England in 1990 and 2002 lmao!

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Caught with the cookie jar in hand, if this series is so flat, what was Sachin's series in 2002 then?

Here is how many high scoring actual serieses Root has played in...

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and here is Sachin
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Sachin played on flatter pitches, no contest.

3. Sachin had massive bats, boundaries being smaller is straight up not true, they are sometimes called in but most times the home team chooses how big to make them.

4. Double edged sword, the same way analysis is possible on bowlers by batsmen, bowlers can also analyse batsmen more closely, Sachin didn't have that either

If you really think bowling in modern era is on par with 90s/00s, then unfortunately you dnt know anything about cricket. However, all experts like KP and Clarke knows it better

https://twitter.com/x/status/1949015009184403471

Also, as I’ve said before - even if Root does surpass one of Sachin’s records, he still won’t be considered the better batsman. Sachin holds records across both Tests and ODIs. Kohli has already broken his record for most ODI hundreds, yet very few would argue he’s a better all-format batsman than Sachin.

Similarly, Mitchell Starc is on track to surpass Wasim Akram’s Test wicket tally. But does that automatically make him a better left-arm seamer than Wasim? Of course not.

Stats matter, but context, impact, and era matter just as much, if not more.

Last but not the least - When Rajdeep speaks, you listen and never argue. Posters who argues, it never ends well for them.

 

[atreus]

If you really think bowling in modern era is on par with 90s/00s, then unfortunately you dnt know anything about cricket. However, all experts like KP and Clarke knows it better

https://twitter.com/x/status/1949015009184403471

Also, as I’ve said before - even if Root does surpass one of Sachin’s records, he still won’t be considered the better batsman. Sachin holds records across both Tests and ODIs. Kohli has already broken his record for most ODI hundreds, yet very few would argue he’s a better all-format batsman than Sachin.

Similarly, Mitchell Starc is on track to surpass Wasim Akram’s Test wicket tally. But does that automatically make him a better left-arm seamer than Wasim? Of course not.

Stats matter, but context, impact, and era matter just as much, if not more.

Last but not the least - When Rajdeep speaks, you listen and never argue. Posters who argues, it never ends well for them.

Pietersen is a clown lmao, he is listing the 32 averaging Chaminda Vaas and 38 averaging Vettori, these are not good bowlers, Vaas averages the same as Josh Tongue, Vettori is Leach level, it's that bad to list these guys

Wasim averages 23 with the ball, Starc averages 27, also Starc takes most of his wicket with the pink ball which is far harder to bat against than the red ball, especially under lights, it doesn't count against old bowlers. Akram is much better than Starc, Bowling today is way easier too, batting has become a lot harder.

on top, nobody said Root is better than Tendulkar, What is annoying is your argument

How about you mention Sachin averaged 56 after 22 years of playing Cricket?

How about you mention their South Africa record?

how about you mention Sachin's numbers are significantly better than Root minus teenage years?

how about you mention Sachin played 10 more years than Root and maintained consistency?

but No, your response is crying about how everyone today sucks, your argument is everyone today has an easy time compared to Sachin, not anything about Sachin himself, it's annoying and cringe.

 

[Ab Fan]

England haven't lost yet.

You Sachinistas always pretended like you didn't care!

Bore off with your lies. They don't work outside of Cult ridden India.

LMAO

So, you want to give credit of lower order performing and taking their team home to Root . If anything, it is not us but you Pakistanis with England being recently adopted team who have lost it.

 

[Technics 1210]

LMAO

So, you want to give credit of lower order performing and taking their team home to Root . If anything, it is not us but you Pakistanis with England being recently adopted team who have lost it.

Irrelevant.

What's relevent is Root has edged 105 runs closer to your cult boy's record, and you without an identity have lost your marbles.

 

[Hyder]

Likes of Michael Clarke and Kevin Peterson are laughing at this comparison. Even we Indians laughed when Kohli broke SRTs most ODI centuries record. That is because everyone understands that batting in modern era is much easier compared to when Sachin did. So players from modern generation can beat some of his records in instalments but no one can be a complete batter like him. Only Pakistani posters are desperate as they are jealous of Sachin. In reality, they should worry about Mitchel Starc is just 12 wickets away from surpassing Wasim Akram.

Kohli as odi player is one of the greatest players to ever play that format. This isnt laughable lol.

 

[mominsaigol]

Kohli as odi player is one of the greatest players to ever play that format. This isnt laughable lol.

Alongside Viv the 2 greatest odi players to play the game.

Sachin is a joke in comparison

 

[Hyder]

If KP thinks harbajhan and vettori are great then lol

 

[Ball Blazer]

Another milestone for Root

 

[harshjoshi87]

Alongside Viv the 2 greatest odi players to play the game.

Sachin is a joke in comparison

Yes Sachin is a joke, he played joker bowlers like Wasim, Waqar, Donald, Pollock, McGrath, Lee, Gillespie, Ambrose, Walsh, Warne, Saqlain, Muralitharan, Vaas, Akhtar, Cairns, Nash, Bond, Gough, Caddick.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Fine fine batsman and i wouldn't mind a nice bloke like him break this record. He's been brilliant for England and has been a truly great batter.

 

[Mamoon]

Pietersen lost all credibility to his argument when he gave examples of bowlers like Srinath, Harbhajan, Klusener, Vettori, Vaas and Cairns to prove his point that bowling standards have deteriorated. These bowlers won't be in the top 10 bowlers in the world today. Joe Root would have treated them like trash.

 

[mominsaigol]

Yes Sachin is a joke, he played joker bowlers like Wasim, Waqar, Donald, Pollock, McGrath, Lee, Gillespie, Ambrose, Walsh, Warne, Saqlain, Muralitharan, Vaas, Akhtar, Cairns, Nash, Bond, Gough, Caddick.

And sucked against a majority

 

[Mamoon]

I completely agree with @atreus who always does a terrific with exposing nostalgia merchants. Kevin Pietersen would have struggled to average 40+ on the last decade of Test pitches, which have been harder to bat on than the 2000s and early 2010s wickets. He would have done well in England in the Bazball era though, although I highly doubt if he would have been more effective than Brook.

 

[Mamoon]

Yes Sachin is a joke, he played joker bowlers like Wasim, Waqar, Donald, Pollock, McGrath, Lee, Gillespie, Ambrose, Walsh, Warne, Saqlain, Muralitharan, Vaas, Akhtar, Cairns, Nash, Bond, Gough, Caddick.

@Rajdeep

The fact that a brainless slogger like Shahid Afridi averaged 37 with the bat in Test cricket (when most of the bowlers mentioned by KP played), which is the same as KL Rahul and Gill do today (before the current series), sums up how easy it was to bat in Test cricket in that era.

 

[Rajdeep]

Kohli as odi player is one of the greatest players to ever play that format. This isnt laughable lol.

Exactly—that’s the point. Kohli, as an ODI player, was perhaps just as good as Sachin. That’s a fair debate. But let’s not forget that Kohli played in a much easier ODI era: flatter pitches, two new balls, fielding restrictions, and shorter boundaries. Statistically, yes—he surpassed Sachin in ODI centuries. But context matters.

Kohli was also a great Test batsman at one point, but his form fell off a cliff in recent years.

Now take Root. He might surpass Sachin's Test run tally, but in ODIs? He’s barely above Ambati Rayudu level (okay, maybe that's an exaggeration—but you get the idea).

It’s taking multiple modern-day players, across formats, to break the records Sachin set alone—over three decades—against some of the fiercest fast bowlers and legendary spinners. And the man never allowed his form to dip for long. And remember, every time he walked out to bat, especially in the 90s...there were pressure of his billions of supporters. This is no nostalgia but anyone that has watched cricket in 90s will tell you the same. Indian Cricket back then was all about Sachin and Sachin was the Indian cricket.

There isn't a single batsman in the modern era who can truly be compared to Sachin—not across formats, not across eras, and certainly not for longevity or consistency.

When people & ex cricketers like KP and Clarke speaks, one got to listen rather than dismissing their views as laughable. And dismissed by whom? Posters here who probably never touched a cricket bat in life.

Then again, these same guys would not even trust Don Bradman who called Sachin the best he saw. So who are KP & Clarke.

#PureJealousy
#RajdeepOnMondayMorning

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Exactly—that’s the point. Kohli, as an ODI player, was perhaps just as good as Sachin. That’s a fair debate. But let’s not forget that Kohli played in a much easier ODI era: flatter pitches, two new balls, fielding restrictions, and shorter boundaries. Statistically, yes—he surpassed Sachin in ODI centuries. But context matters.

Kohli was also a great Test batsman at one point, but his form fell off a cliff in recent years.

Now take Root. He might surpass Sachin's Test run tally, but in ODIs? He’s barely above Ambati Rayudu level (okay, maybe that's an exaggeration—but you get the idea).

It’s taking multiple modern-day players, across formats, to break the records Sachin set alone—over three decades—against some of the fiercest fast bowlers and legendary spinners. And the man never allowed his form to dip for long. And remember, every time he walked out to bat, especially in the 90s...there were pressure of his billions of supporters. This is no nostalgia but anyone that has watched cricket in 90s will tell you the same. Indian Cricket back then was all about Sachin and Sachin was the Indian cricket.

There isn't a single batsman in the modern era who can truly be compared to Sachin—not across formats, not across eras, and certainly not for longevity or consistency.

When people & ex cricketers like KP and Clarke speaks, one got to listen rather than dismissing their views as laughable. And dismissed by whom? Posters here who probably never touched a cricket bat in life.

Then again, these same guys would not even trust Don Bradman who called Sachin the best he saw. So who are KP & Clarke.

#PureJealousy
#RajdeepOnMondayMorning

Sachin will always be superior on imaginary statistics combining formats, and then when you add in the pressure of 1 billion expectant fans across format then his legacy will never be surpassed. If someone does come close to even surpassing this imaginary level then Indians will make up another fake statistic and then do it.

For example, Sachin will never be surpassed as being the highest test run scorer who also batted with tennis elbow. No matter what Root does and what KP may say, this record is something that Root can never touch.

 

[Rajdeep]

Sachin will always be superior on imaginary statistics combining formats, and then when you add in the pressure of 1 billion expectant fans across format then his legacy will never be surpassed. If someone does come close to even surpassing this imaginary level then Indians will make up another fake statistic and then do it.

For example, Sachin will never be surpassed as being the highest test run scorer who also batted with tennis elbow. No matter what Root does and what KP may say, this record is something that Root can never touch.

These aren't imaginary numbers—we're talking about hard statistics that Sachin accumulated on the field over a career spanning more than three decades.

So yes, if Root surpasses his Test runs tally, it’ll mean that one batsman from the modern era has broken one of his many records—just like when Kohli went past him in ODI centuries.

But as long as it takes multiple players to break individual records that one man set across formats, over generations, none of them individually can be considered greater. How is that an imaginary factor?

Take Mitchell Starc—he’s just 12 wickets away from surpassing Wasim Akram’s Test tally. Does that make him a better bowler than Wasim? At least we Indians won’t think so—and I doubt most cricket fans with a sense of history would either.

Ask any expert, from anywhere in the world, and almost none will say that Joe Root is a better batsman than Sachin. I understand some Pakistani fans get a bit touchy (and let’s be honest, jealous) when it comes to Sachin—but let’s not make it so obvious.

 

[harshjoshi87]

Joe Root might or might not break Sachin's record but people will always remember Root as a home track bully who has only 1 hundred in 22 test matches in Australia & South Africa combined.

 

[Mamoon]

Joe Root might or might not break Sachin's record but people will always remember Root as a home track bully who has only 1 hundred in 22 test matches in Australia & South Africa combined.

Not sure who these people are. Most of us would remember as a brilliant batsman who was also an Indian bully, treating their bowlers like trash.

 

[Ab Fan]

Irrelevant.

What's relevent is Root has edged 105 runs closer to your cult boy's record, and you without an identity have lost your marbles.

Lol, you are a case of pot calling kettle

A Pakistani who lost its identity and have been forced to make England their adopted team and Joe Root their adopted hero.

Unfortunately, still the faith doesn’t change. England failed to win the series at home but gets demolished when they play India away from home

 

[Rajdeep]

Compare SRTs 1999 Chennai knock against Pakistan to this test innings by Joe Root.

Sachin was criticized for not taking his team through even though he was batting against much difficult bowlers, in a more tricky pitch and in a much tricky situation against arch rivals at home.

However, I dont see anyone criticizing Root for this knock.

 

[Technics 1210]

Yawn.

 

[pillionrider]

loooool Siraj just put Root in perspective while talking to Pujara end of the 5th Test - "I was devastated after my foot hit the rope but we always thought that if we can get Brook out, we can win this game."

Not exactly what you'd say if the GOAT is at the other end

 

[Mamoon]

loooool Siraj just put Root in perspective while talking to Pujara end of the 5th Test - "I was devastated after my foot hit the rope but we always thought that if we can get Brook out, we can win this game."

Not exactly what you'd say if the GOAT is at the other end

We used to say the something when Tendulkar was batting. We always knew it was Sehwag that stood between Pakistan and victory, not Tendulkar.

 

[Technics 1210]

Root still has more 50+ averages vs each Test nation compared to any player including Tenulkar - proving Root is not only consistent, but a proven match winner. Root is heading to the top!

Root's century in a losing cause - law of averages.

Funnily enough India won the 2 test in which Bumrah was no playing - another hyped up cult sacrificial GOAT!

 

[pillionrider]

We used to say the something when Tendulkar was batting. We always knew it was Sehwag that stood between Pakistan and victory, not Tendulkar.

I'm sure you did .

Brook post-match said the match would've been done if he had got a few more boundaries away. And the camera then panned to the blue eyes of Roooot. Was a touching moment

 

[Hyder]

Exactly—that’s the point. Kohli, as an ODI player, was perhaps just as good as Sachin. That’s a fair debate. But let’s not forget that Kohli played in a much easier ODI era: flatter pitches, two new balls, fielding restrictions, and shorter boundaries. Statistically, yes—he surpassed Sachin in ODI centuries. But context matters.

Kohli was also a great Test batsman at one point, but his form fell off a cliff in recent years.

Now take Root. He might surpass Sachin's Test run tally, but in ODIs? He’s barely above Ambati Rayudu level (okay, maybe that's an exaggeration—but you get the idea).

It’s taking multiple modern-day players, across formats, to break the records Sachin set alone—over three decades—against some of the fiercest fast bowlers and legendary spinners. And the man never allowed his form to dip for long. And remember, every time he walked out to bat, especially in the 90s...there were pressure of his billions of supporters. This is no nostalgia but anyone that has watched cricket in 90s will tell you the same. Indian Cricket back then was all about Sachin and Sachin was the Indian cricket.

There isn't a single batsman in the modern era who can truly be compared to Sachin—not across formats, not across eras, and certainly not for longevity or consistency.

When people & ex cricketers like KP and Clarke speaks, one got to listen rather than dismissing their views as laughable. And dismissed by whom? Posters here who probably never touched a cricket bat in life.

Then again, these same guys would not even trust Don Bradman who called Sachin the best he saw. So who are KP & Clarke.

#PureJealousy
#RajdeepOnMondayMorning

Players are only as good as the era they played in else we can speculate about each and every bowler. Prime example being babar who would ve loved that early 2000 and 2010 odi era and might have had 30 plus centuries by now. Or maybe hasan ali who would ve been way better bowler in reverse swing era. So not a fan of saying he played in this era or that.
Root isnt best batsman of this generation because its smith. And smith as test bat is the best batsman i have ever seen.

Another test bat that i admire alot is abd. He was a class test batter but people rmr him for his flashy shots.