How many days will it take for Root to surpass Sachin

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is a legend in the history of cricket. This Indian batting genius has set some records that are not easy to break.

This Indian legend is one of the greatest batsmen of all time. Not only now, but since 2008, Tendulkar has been at number 1 on the list since he surpassed Brian Lara's 11,953 runs. Tendulkar has owned this record for more than 17 years. He has scored 15,921 runs in Tests. Breaking Sachin's record is a real possibility. Former English opener Alastair Cook was progressing at a very good pace. Cook retired in 2018 at the age of 34, scoring 12,472 runs in 161 Tests.

After Alastair Cook, finally another English batsman has created a possibility of surpassing Tendulkar to become the owner of the most runs in Test cricket. He is Joe Root.

Most runs in Test cricket

Player Match Innings Runs Highest

Sachin Tendulkar (India) 200 329 15921 248*

Joe Root (England) 163* 297 13937 262

Ricky Ponting (Australia) 168 287 13378 257

Jacques Kallis (South Africa) 166 280 13289 224

Rahul Dravid (India) 164 286 13288 270

How many more days will it take for Root to own this record

Tendulkar has scored 15,921 runs in 200 Tests. On the other hand, Joe Root's collection till the first innings of the ongoing Sydney Test is now 13,937 runs. That is, Root needs 1,984 more runs to surpass Tendulkar.

Root, who has played 37 fewer Tests than Tendulkar, is 35 years old. That means, to break the record, he will have to play like his best at the end of his career. Statistics say that Root has scored an average of 1,190 runs per year in the last five years. During this time, his average is 55.12, which is higher than his career average (51.23). This means that Root is in great form even though he is at the end of his career.

England will play four more series in the current (2025-27) cycle of the World Test Championship. In total, England's remaining 11 Tests in this cycle. Of these, a total of 6 Tests against New Zealand and Pakistan this year (3+3) are on England's home ground.

If Root's career average is (51.23), it will take him 38 innings to score another 1,984 runs. In the 11 Tests that England will play in this cycle of the World Championship, Root will get the opportunity to play a maximum of 22 innings. That means, to surpass Tendulkar, Root will have to play at least until 2028, by which time he will be 38.

However, England will play 6 Tests at home in this cycle, meaning they will get a maximum of 12 innings there. Root's average at home in the last two years is 68.72. So Root has the opportunity to put his work forward in these six Tests.