IND vs ENG Test: Joe Root eclipses Rahul Dravid and Jacques Kallis for most runs in Test cricket - top 10 list

England batter Joe Root during the series against India. (AP)

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Most runs in Test cricket

Player Matches Inns Runs Sachin Tendulkar (IND) 200 329 15921 Ricky Ponting (AUS)

168 287 13378 Joe Root (ENG) 157 286 13290* Jacques Kallis (ICC/SA) 166 280 13289 Rahul Dravid (ICC/IND) 164 286 13288 Alastair Cook (ENG) 161 291 12472 Kumar Sangakkara (SL) 134 233 12400 Brian Lara (ICC/WI) 131 232 11953 Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI) 164 280 11867 Mahela Jayawardene (SL) 149 252 11814

England batter Joe Root went past legendary cricketers Jacques Kallis and Rahul Dravid in the list of highest run-scorers in Test cricket history history. Root came into the fourth Test against India with 13,259 runs and went past Dravid's tally of 13,288 runs and then Kallis' 13,289 runs. The former England captain now sits just behind the legendary Sachin Tendulkar (15,921 runs) and Ricky Ponting (13,378 runs).In the process, the England batter jumped from the fifth-highest run-scorer in Test cricket to third.During his stay, Root also became the first to complete 1000 Test runs at Old Trafford. He is the third England batter to collect 1000-plus runs at two different venues. The veteran, who has 2166 runs at Lord's, joins Alastair Cook and Graham Gooch in that milestone.Former Australian cricket captain and ICC Hall of Famer Ponting had spoken about Root's impending milestone ahead of start of play on Day 3. Ponting is the next on the list with 13,379 runs."If he keeps going on like this, that could very well happen today. It's a great day for batting and what a remarkable career it's been for Joe. How he's transformed from someone that couldn't go on past fifty to hundreds. Now it seems like every time he gets to fifty, you just mark him down for a hundred, or a big hundred," Ponting told"Just looking at some of the numbers, 37 Test match hundreds, 13000 runs, what an amazing career to-date," Ponting added, highlighting Root's impressive statistics in Test cricket."There's still a fair bit to go. What is he, 35? Doesn't look like his passion for the game is going anywhere. His run-scoring passion has probably gone up over the years. Can he chase down Sachin? Let's see. He might as well do that," Ponting remarked, referring to Sachin Tendulkar's all-time Test run-scoring record.

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