Senior England batter Joe Root went past 2,000 runs in home Tests against India with his knock of 29 off 45 deliveries on Day 2 of the fifth Test at The Oval.
Joe Root went past 2,000 runs against India in home Tests following his 45-ball 29 on Day 2 of the fifth Test at The Oval.
Former England captain Joe Root currently has 2,006 runs to his name in home Tests against India. APFormer Australia captain Ricky Ponting is second on the list of batters with most runs in home Tests against India, having scored 1,893 runs in his career. ReutersWest Indian batting icon Shivnarine Chanderpaul had scored 1,547 runs in home Tests against India. ReutersPakistan batting legend Zaheer Abbas had collected 1,427 runs in home Tests against India at a stunning average of 158.55. Image: X/ICCFormer Australia captain Steve Smith, Joe Root’s contemporary, has scored 1,396 runs so far in home Tests against India. ReutersFormer West Indies captain Clive Lloyd had scored 1,359 runs in home Tests against India. Image: X/ICCBatting great Javed Miandad had scored 1,280 runs in Tests against India in Pakistan. Image: X/ICCFormer England opener and captain Alastair Cook had scored 1,196 runs in 17 home Tests against India. Reuters
 "Joe Root went past 2,000 runs against India in home Tests following his 45-ball 29 on Day 2 of the fifth Test at The Oval.")