July 26, 2025

Joe Root's Impressive Test Career Stats

Player	Matches	Innings	Runs	Ave	100s	HS
Sachin Tendulkar	200	329	15921	53.78	51	248*
Joe Root	157	286	13409	51.17	38	262
Ricky Ponting	168	287	13378	51.85	41	257
Jacques Kallis	166	280	13289	55.37	45	224
Rahul Dravid	164	286	13288	52.31	36	270

38 Test hundreds, joint fourth-most in Tests
21st Test ton since the start of 2021, the most in this timeframe
16 times reaching 150 in Tests, levelling with Mahela Jayawardene
23 Test centuries in England, the joint-most for anyone in home Tests
12 Test tons against India, the most for anyone
104th 50-plus score in the format, taking him past Kallis and Ponting
First player to score 1000 Test runs at Old Trafford
Third England batter to aggregate 1000-plus Test runs at two different venues
Highest aggregate for anyone against a bowler in the format (588 runs against Ravindra Jadeja)

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Stats: Root only behind Tendulkar among leading run-scorers in Tests