Sports News updates : First Test between India and England: Hyderabad is the venue for the opening game of the five-Test series between India and England. In this match, Joe Root has made a significant record.
India and England are playing the opening game of the five-Test series at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi Stadium. Ben Stokes, the captain of England, won the toss and chose to bat first in this match. Following this, the team got off to a quick start thanks to the opening duo of Jack Crawley and Ben Duckett. But when the spin came, it was evident that the England batters were having difficulty. England scored 108 runs at the expense of three wickets in the opening session thanks to two wickets from Ashwin and one wicket from Jadeja. England had dropped three wickets at 60 runs, but Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root combined to put up 61 runs for the fourth wicket. Joe Root scored 29 runs before being out. But prior to being released, he was listed on two important record lists.
highest number of runs in an Indian Test
Ricky Ponting holds the record for most runs scored in a Test match against India with 2555. Joe Root is now tied for first place with Ricky Ponting after scoring 29 runs in an innings. With 2431 runs scored, Alastair Cook is ranked second on this list. Clive Lloyd, who has scored 2344 runs, is ranked third on the list; Javed Miandad, who has scored 2228 runs in Test matches against India, is ranked fourth.
Most runs in test cricket against India
• 2555 R Ponting
• 2555 Joe Root
• 2431 Alastair Cook
• 2344 Clive Lloyd
• 2228 Javed Miandad
Aside from this, Joe Root is now #1 on the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs in India vs. England Test matches, surpassing even Sachin Tendulkar. In the India vs. England test matches, Sachin Tendulkar amassed 2535 runs.
Most runs in India-England test
• 2555 Joe Root
• 2535 Sachin Tendulkar
• 2483 Sunil Gavaskar
• 2431 Alastair Cook
• 1991 Virat Kohli