7 Record of Joe Root Lord’s Test 1st day: The third Test match between England and India has started at Lord’s. In the match, England won the toss and came out to bat first. On the first day of the game, former England captain Joe Root won everyone’s heart with his amazing batting. He returned to the pavilion after scoring 99 runs not out. Thanks to his innings, England had scored 251/6 by the end of the first day’s play.
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Root made many records during his innings. In this article, we will discuss those 7 big records, which English player Joe Root made on the first day of the Lord’s Test.
7 Fifth batsman to score the most runs on home soil
For any player, the runs he makes at home are very special. Ricky Ponting (7578) holds the record for scoring the most runs in Tests on his home soil. Root has now reached the fifth position in this list. He has crossed the 7000* mark.
6 Seventh batsman in the world to play the most balls in Test cricket
Joe Root has now become the seventh batsman in the world to face the most balls in Test cricket. He has played 23007* balls in his career. Rahul Dravid’s name is at the top of this list. He had played 31258 balls in his career.
5 Second to score most half-centuries in Test cricket
Joe Root scored the 67th fifty of his Test career in this match. With this, he has become the second batsman in the world to score most half-centuries in Test cricket. Root is now only behind Sachin Tendulkar (68).
4 First batsman to score 3 thousand Test runs against India
Root has crossed the 3000 run mark in Tests against India. He is the first player to achieve this feat. Root has achieved this feat in 60 innings. Ricky Ponting (2555 runs) is at second place in this list.
Joe Root becomes the first player to score 3,000 Test runs against India.
— All Cricket Records (@Cric_records45) July 10, 2025
Most Test runs against India
3,000* – Joe Root (60 Inns) 🏴
2,555 – Ricky Ponting (51 Inns) 🇦🇺
2,431 – Alastair Cook (54 Inns) 🏴
2,356 – Steve Smith (46 Inns) 🇦🇺
2,344 – Clive Lloyd (44 Inns) 🌴
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3 Became the batsman to score 50 plus most number of times at Lord’s
Root has also registered the record of scoring 50 plus most number of times at Lord’s ground in international cricket. He has done this amazing feat 18 times on this ground. He has surpassed Alastair Cook and Alec Stewart. Both have scored fifty plus 17 times each at Lord’s.
2 Became the fourth batsman to score more than 4000 runs against India in international matches
Right-handed batsman Joe Root has become the fourth batsman in the world to score more than 4000 runs in international matches. He has entered the club of legends like Ricky Ponting, Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara.
1 He has become the highest run-scorer at Lord’s in international cricket
Root achieved another big feat during the Lord’s Test. He has now become the highest run-scorer playing international cricket at Lord’s. Root has scored 2526* runs on this historic ground. Earlier this record was in the name of Graham Gooch (2513 runs).
