Multan. England’s star batsman Joe Root has become the highest run-scorer for England in Test cricket, overtaking Alastair Cook on the third day of the first Test against Pakistan at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Wednesday. Joe Root started the day with 32 runs in reply to Pakistan’s first innings total of 556 runs, leaving him just 39 runs behind to overtake England legend Cook (12472 runs) to move into fifth place in the all-time Test list. Was needed. He crossed this figure in a few balls and made a big record in his name. He now has 12,473 runs to his name. This right-handed batsman achieved this feat in just 147 Tests and 268 innings, whereas Cook achieved this feat in 161 Tests and 291 innings.
In terms of scoring most runs in Test cricket, only Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Jacques Kallis of South Africa and Rahul Dravid are ahead of Root. Earlier, Root had overtaken Cook in the number of centuries during the Lord’s Test against Sri Lanka in August, scoring his 33rd and 34th Test centuries and becoming the England player with the most centuries in Test cricket. At lunch, Root is unbeaten on 72 runs and has made a partnership of 119 runs with Ben Duckett (80 not out). England has scored 232 runs for two wickets in 45 overs. The run rate is more than five.