England's Joe Root, right, chat with Ben Duckett as they walk off the field on the lunch break during the third day of the first test cricket match between Pakistan and England, in Multan, Pakistan, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
October 09, 2024 - 12:25 AM
MULTAN, India (AP) — Joe Root has become England's highest test run-scorer on the third day of the first cricket test against Pakistan on Wednesday.
Root surpassed Alastair Cook’s 12,472 runs with a straight-driven boundary to reach 71 on a wicket still well suited for batters. He survived an lbw television referral before reaching the milestone.
Root is now fifth on the all-time list of test run-scorers behind Sachin Tendulkar's leading 15,921.
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