Joe Root breaks Ponting's home record

Joe Root becomes highest Test run scorer on home soil
He surpassed Ricky Ponting's 7,578 runs in his 89th match
Root now chases Sachin Tendulkar's overall Test record

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joe root creates history at lord’s, tops elite list with record-breaking feat

England captain Joe Root scripted history during the Lord's Test against Pakistan and is now the leading run scorer in Tests on home soil. Root broke the record

of Australia veteran Ricky Ponting, who scored 7,578 Test runs in Australia. Root achieved the feat on Day 2 of the second Test, during his 24-run knock in the second innings. This was the second failuire for Root in the Test, having being dismissed for a mere four runs in the first innings. Ponting accumulated the runs in 92 Tests, and Root leapfrogged him in just his 89th match. India legend Sachin Tendulkar is third on the list, with 7216 runs in 94 matches.

Player	Country	Time Span	Matches	Innings	Runs	Best Score	Average	100s	50s
Joe Root	England	2013–2026	89	156	7,594	254	53.85	24	35
Ricky Ponting	Australia	1995–2012	92	154	7,578	257	56.97	23	38
Sachin Tendulkar	India	1990–2013	94	153	7,216	217	52.67	22	32
Mahela Jayawardene	Sri Lanka	1997–2014	81	129	7,167	374	59.72	23	34
Jacques Kallis	South Africa	1995–2013	88	143	7,035	224	56.73	23	34

Sachin Tendulkar's Record In Sight

Root, meanwhile, is chasing Sachin Tendulkar's record of most runs in Test cricket, and is getting closer to the milestone every passing day. Root has now scored 14208 runs, and is just 1714 runs away breaking the record. Root has still a few years of cricket left, and he'll be very confident of leapfrogging the India great.

But Joe Root hasn't been in great form this home season, and has gone 10 innings without scoring a century, and his best score remains 77, which came in the second Test against New Zealand at the Oval.

More Records On The Way

Meanwhile, Root has scored 11,928 runs in 260 innings across 199 international matches at home. If he can score 72 more runs, he will become the first English cricketer and sixth overall to score 12000 international runs at home. The record is currently held by Sachin Tendulkar, who scored 14,192 international runs in 313 innings from 258 matches played in India. Root has one test against Pakistan left to achieve the feat during the ongoing home season.