After levelling the t20i aganist south africa ireland on the verge of beating south africa in the third odi of the series although a dead rubber
Current score: Ireland-284/9
South Africa-181/8 (40 overs)
He will be breaking Sachin record for sure. With Pope, Smith/Cox, Crawley and Brook around. I hope he plays ODI till 2028.
Most runs in Test cricket
15921 - Sachin Tendulkar
13378 - Ricky Ponting
13289 - Jacques Kallis
13288 - Rahul Dravid
12473* - Joe Root
12472 - Alastair Cook
12400 - Kumar Sangakkara
- Joe Root has passed Alastair Cook's tally to become the leading run-getter for England in Test cricket.
Progressive record holders for most runs for England (since WW II)
Jack Hobbs (5410)
Wally Hammond (7249)
Colin Cowdrey (7624)
Geoff Boycott (8114)
David Gower (8231)
Graham Gooch (8900)
Alastair Cook (12472)
Joe Root (12481*)