Archive · 25 Jul 2025
Joe Root Surpasses Ponting, Becomes 2nd Highest Test Run Scorer
Joe Root, a famous cricket player, had a great day!
He scored lots of runs, becoming the second-highest run scorer ever in Test cricket.
He passed Rahul Dravid and Jacques Kallis, who used to have more runs.
He also hit another century, which means he's tied for fourth place with the most centuries ever scored by a player.
This all happened while another famous player, Ricky Ponting, was commentating on the game.
Root was still batting and doing very well at the end of the day.
Joe Root becomes the second-highest run scorer in Test cricket history.
Root surpassed Rahul Dravid and Jacques Kallis in the run-scoring rankings.
Root also equaled Kumar Sangakkara for the fourth-most centuries in Test history.
The milestone was achieved while Ponting was on commentary duties.
Root was unbeaten with 121 runs off 201 balls at Tea on Day 3.
- Who
- Joe Root
- What
- Joe Root became the second-highest run scorer in Test cricket and equaled Kumar Sangakkara in centuries.
- When
- During the 3rd day of a match.
- Where
- The location is not mentioned in the articles.
- Why
- Not applicable
- Achievement
- Second-highest run scorer in Test cricket history
- Runs at Tea (Day 3)
- 121 off 201 balls
- Equaled
- Kumar Sangakkara for fourth-most centuries
- Passed
- Rahul Dravid, Jacques Kallis, and Ricky Ponting in run-scoring