Overview

• Root sits second on the all-time Test run-scorers list with 13,409 runs, trailing Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 15,921 by 2,512 runs.
• He requires 54 runs in the fifth Test to become the first player to reach 6,000 runs in the World Test Championship.
• Root also needs 23 runs during the final Test to bring his total to 2,000 career runs at home against India.
• Teammates have praised his consistency, highlighting that he has scored 21 Test centuries since COVID and is in the best form of his career.
• The fifth and final Test of the Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy begins at The Oval on July 31, offering Root the immediate opportunity to convert his run chases into records.