Former England captain Michael Vaughan said that Joe Root has a huge chance of going past Sachin Tendulkar’s record tally of 15,921 Test runs. His claim came after Root became the eighth-highest run-getter in the longer format as well. Day 4 of the 2nd Test against the West Indies in Nottingham saw Joe Root surpass Shivnarine Chanderpaul to become the 8th highest run-getter in the format. With 11,940 runs, the talented batter is only 14 shy of leaving behind Brian Lara and is likely to play for at least another three years, giving him a chance to overtake Tendulkar as well.
Writing in his column for The Telegraph, Vaughan predicted that Joe Root could become England’s highest run-scorer in the next few months as well. Meanwhile, former opener Alastair Cook is the only England player ahead of Root, he stands in fifth place with 12,472 runs as well.
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“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. With the bat generally they did not look reckless like they have in the past. They are scoring quickly, but it doesn’t look like their egos are taking over. They are just playing with good sense. As the rock, Root is obviously 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,” he added.
However, England made two 400+ totals at Trent Bridge, with top-order batters contributing in both innings as well. Root scored 14 in the first innings and 122 in the second. With a target of 385 on a wicket, the hosts bowled the West Indies out for 143 as well.
“Then there’s Harry Brook, who is going to provide spectators so many ‘I was there’ moments in the next few years. He will play innings and shots that just make you go ‘wow’. I have seen players with time, but I’m not sure I’ve seen anyone with that much time to play aggressive shots looking very easy. Stillness, trigger, hands high, cocked wrist. There is a bit of Kevin Pietersen there, that ability to play jaw-dropping innings,” Michael Vaughan concluded.
