Joe Root Close to Break Sachin Tendulkar and Don Bradman Big Records: England’s dashing batsman Joe Root is continuously making records in Test cricket. He has done a great feat by scoring a fifty in England’s second innings in the Oval Test. Due to this fifty of Root, the record of Sachin Tendulkar and great batsman Don Bradman has come under threat.
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The fifty that came out of Root’s bat in the Oval Test is his 67th fifty in the Test format. Now he has become the second batsman in the world to score the most half-centuries in the Test format. Earlier this record was jointly registered in the name of Root and Shivnarine Chanderpaul. Chanderpaul (66) has now slipped to third place.
Joe Root: Sachin Tendulkar’s world record in danger
When the stakes are high….he is the one always stood up…
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Fifty no 67 for @root66
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The record of scoring the most fifties in Tests is registered in Tendulkar’s name. He has scored 68 fifties. In this way, Root now has to score one more fifty to equal Tendulkar. At the same time, by scoring two half-centuries, Root will overtake Tendulkar and become the batsman with the most fifties in Tests.
Don Bradman’s world record in danger
With the help of this fifty, 34-year-old Root has come very close to breaking Bradman’s world record. In fact, Root has now become the joint second batsman to score the most fifty plus scores against a single team on home soil. Root has scored fifty plus 16 times against India. Former South African player Herbie Taylor (16) is also at the second position in this list with Root. He did this feat against England.
Bradman holds the record for scoring the most fifty plus scores against a team on home soil. He scored 50 plus 17 times against England. To equal Bradman, Root will now have to score 50+ against India one more time. However, Root has got this opportunity in the very next Test series.
