Archive · 7 Jun 2025
Root Aims for History: 3000 Runs and Other Milestones Against India
Joe Root, a top England cricket player, is close to achieving major records against India in the upcoming Test series.
He needs 154 runs to reach 3000 runs against India, a first for any player.
The series starts June 20th.
Root already holds the record for most Test runs against India.
Additionally, he is close to becoming the first to score 6000 runs in the World Test Championship.
Root also has a chance to become the second-highest run-scorer in Test cricket overall by scoring a specific number of runs in the series.
Joe Root needs 154 runs in the upcoming series to become the first to score 3000 Test runs against India.
The England vs. India five-match Test series begins June 20 in Leeds.
Root has the most runs against India in Test cricket, with 2846 runs in 30 matches.
Root needs 457 runs in the series to become the first to score 6000 runs in World Test Championship.
If Root scores 373 runs in the series, he'll become the second-highest run-scorer in Test cricket, surpassing Ricky Ponting.
- Who
- Joe Root, playing against India.
- What
- Joe Root aiming to score runs to achieve records.
- When
- Starting June 20
- Where
- England, in various matches.
- Why
- To break records and achieve milestones in Test cricket against India.
- Matches vs. India
- 30
- Runs vs. India
- 2846
- Test Centuries vs. India
- 10
- Matches Played (Career)
- 153
- Total Career Runs
- 13,006
- WTC Runs
- 5543