First Time Since 1877: Joe Root, Harry Brook Tear Aside Pakistan To Script World Document

Continuing their rampant run towards Pakistan, England scripted a brand new world document on Day 4 of the Multan Test. The nation’s top-scoring Test batter Joe Root orchestrated a 454-run partnership with Harry Brook on Thursday, incomes the cricket world a never-seen-before document. It was the primary time in Test cricket historical past, for the reason that begin of the format in 1877, that two batters put 450 runs on the board as a pair for the 4th wicket. The earlier greatest was 449 by Adam Voges and Saun Marsh of Australia. They had amassed the rating towards West Indies in Hobart again in 2015. 

The 454-run partnership by Brook and Root can be the best ever for a pair in Test cricket away from residence, for any wicket. The earlier greatest was 451 by Australia towards England on the Oval in 1934. Root and Brook additionally registered the best partnership towards Pakistan, for any staff at any wicket, within the course of. 

Overall, nonetheless, the document for highest partnership in Test cricket is held with Mahela Jayawarden and Kumar Sangakkara, who had put collectively a 624-run stand towards South Africa in 2006.

Highest Partnerships In Test Cricket History:

624 – M Jayawardene & Okay Sangakkara (SL) vs SA, Colombo, 2006

576 – S Jayasuriya & R Mahanama (SL) vs IND, Colombo, 1997

467 – Martin Crowe, Andrew Jones (NZ) vs SL, Wellington, 1999

454 – Joe Root & Harry Brook (ENG) vs PAK, Multan, 2024

Root appeared set to be threatening Brian Lara’s 400-run complete however the England nice was dismissed shortly after he and Brook smashed the world document rating for the 4th wicket. Root was dismissed for 262 by Agha Salman however his dismissal did not deliver England’s rampant run to a halt within the match.

Earlier on Wednesday, Root achieved a serious profession milestone by surpassing Cook to turn into England’s all-time main Test run-scorer.

Speaking in a video by England Cricket on their official X deal with, Root stated, “I am obviously proud, but still feel there’s plenty more left to do, plenty of runs to get.”

“I am sure I will look back at it when I am finished and be very proud of it, but I think more than anything just the way we played today as a team is what stands out.”

“We have still got an opportunity to win the game, which is really exciting. Hopefully we can kick on tomorrow,” he concluded.

In 350 worldwide matches, Root has amassed over 20,000 runs in his profession, with 51 centuries and 108 half-centuries.

Root’s record-breaking day noticed him surpass Cook not solely as England’s highest run-scorer in Test cricket, but in addition because the fifth-highest run-scorer within the historical past of the format.

Root has now overtaken cricketing greats like Younis Khan, Sunil Gavaskar, Brian Lara, and Mahela Jayawardene, who every had 34 Test centuries, to turn into the sixth-highest century-maker in Test historical past.

The all-time main run-scorer and century-maker in Test cricket is Indian icon Sachin Tendulkar, with 15,921 runs in 200 Tests and 51 centuries. Root is steadily closing in on Tendulkar’s document.

With ANI Inputs