Joe Root: The 5-match Test series between India and England is starting from 25 January. In this series, two big batsmen of Test cricket will be seen face to face. On one side there will be England's Roots and on the other side there will be Virat Kohli. Both these legendary batsmen will definitely be seen registering a special achievement in their name in this series.
In fact, the record of scoring the most runs in Test cricket between India and England so far is in the name of master-blaster Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin has scored a total of 2535 runs in 53 innings of 32 matches against England. In this matter, Joe Root is just 9 runs behind Sachin Tendulkar. That means he needs only 10 runs to become the greatest batsman in India vs England Test history.
Joe Root's test record against Team India has been excellent. Root has played 25 matches against India. During this period, he batted in 45 innings and scored 2526 runs. His batting average against India is 63.15. He is also the batsman who has scored the most centuries in India-England Test matches. Root also bats well against spin. He can prove to be a big challenge for the Indian team in the upcoming Test series.
Virat will also make a place in this list
Virat Kohli has 1991 runs in his name in India-England Test matches. That means he is just 9 runs away from the two thousand mark. As soon as Virat completes his 9 runs in the Test series against England, he will join the list of players who have scored 2000 runs in India vs England Test history. Currently there are only 4 players in this list, out of which two are Indian and two are English batsmen. After Sachin Tendulkar and Joe Root, there are Sunil Gavaskar (2483) and Alastair Cook (2431). Virat Kohli has scored runs at an average of 42.36 in 50 innings of 28 Tests against England. He has scored a total of 5 centuries against the English team.
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