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[Saba Sports News] Former England cricketer Michael Vaughan has backed star batter Joe Root to break the legendary Sachin Tendulkar’s record for the most runs in Test cricket history.
Root recently scored his 32nd Test century against the West Indies at Trent Bridge, surpassing Shivnarine Chanderpaul to become the eighth-highest run-scorer in Test cricket.
With 142 Tests played, Root has amassed 11,940 runs, while Tendulkar scored 15,921 runs in 200 Tests. Vaughan believes Root is edging closer to Tendulkar’s record and could eventually break it.
“Joe Root will become England’s leading run-scorer in the next few months and is so special that he really could overtake Sachin Tendulkar eventually. They are scoring quickly, but it doesn’t look reckless. They are just playing with good sense,” Vaughan wrote in his column for The Telegraph.
“Root is key to that, and I love that he kept the reverse-scoop in the locker until he was past 100 and England’s lead was massive.”
Root is also chasing former England batter Alastair Cook’s records. He is close to Cook’s record of 33 Test centuries and is 532 runs short of surpassing Cook as England’s leading Test run-scorer.
Recently, England defeated the West Indies in the second Test, winning the series with an unassailable 2-0 lead. The third and final Test will begin on July 26 at Edgbaston, Birmingham.