Sir Alastair Cook has backed Joe Root to catch Sachin Tendulkar and become the leading run-scorer in the history of Test cricket after he broke his record to become England’s most prolific batter. Root surpassed his former captain’s tally of 12,

Sir Alastair Cook has tipped Joe Root to break Sachin Tendulkar’s world record after he became England’s all-time leading Test run scorer. By reaching 72 not out at lunch on day three of the first Test against Pakistan in Multan, Root passed the previous mark of 12,472 runs set by former captain Cook.

Joe Root was always going to go down as one of England’s greatest cricketers, but now the statistics say he is the best batter ever. This is because the elite Yorkshire star has surpassed