Root said Tendulkar's record is not something he will focus on, but can the Yorkshire-born batter reach the top spot?

Just one man stands in the way of Joe Root and cricketing history. With his latest batting masterclass of 150, the England ...

Joe Root scored a historic century, Ben Stokes became the fourth Englishman to hit a hundred and take a five-for in a Test, ...

Joe Root moved to second in the all-time test run scorer charts with a superb 150 to put England in control on day three of ...

Joe Root is nearing a massive record in the World Test Championship. Root, who has scored two centuries against India in the ...

Only Don Bradman (19 v England) and Sunil Gavaskar (13 v West Indies) have scored more Test centuries against a single ...

England's Joe Root went past Ricky Ponting to become all-time second-highest run-scorer in Test cricket history. Root has ...

Jacques Kallis (13,289), and Rahul Dravid (13,288). With 13,380 runs, he is now only behind Indian batting maestro Tendulkar.

Joe Root overtook Ricky Ponting to become the second-greatest Test run-scorer in history. Root's 13,409 runs sit him behind ...

With a characteristic glide through point for one, Joe Root entered rarefied territory. He is now the second-highest ...

Joe Root climbed to second on the all-time list of Test run-scorers after hitting a sparkling 38th century on Friday as ...

LONDON, July 10 (Reuters) - Joe Root's patient unbeaten 99 led England to 251-4 on an attritional and compelling first day of the third test against India at Lord's on Thursday.