Coming in at 197\/2 after a strong opening partnership, Root immediately anchored the innings. His fluent knock, spread across two days, showcased patience and class. As he nudged and drove past the Indian attack, he overtook Rahul Dravid (13,288 runs), Jacques Kallis (13,289), and eventually Ricky Ponting (13,378) \u2014 climbing from fifth to second on the all-time run-scorers list.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Root\u2019s century, his 38th in Test cricket, also drew him level with Kumar Sangakkara in the list of most Test hundreds. Only Ponting (41), Kallis (45), and Tendulkar (51) now stand above him in that elite company.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Coming in at 197\/2 after a strong opening partnership, Root immediately anchored the innings. His fluent knock, spread across two days, showcased patience and class. As he nudged and drove past the Indian attack, he overtook Rahul Dravid (13,288 runs), Jacques Kallis (13,289), and eventually Ricky Ponting (13,378) \u2014 climbing from fifth to second on the all-time run-scorers list.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
With 13,451* runs and counting, Root is now just 2,470 runs behind Sachin Tendulkar\u2019s towering record of 15,921 \u2014 once thought untouchable. At 34 and still in sublime touch, the prospect of Root reaching that summit no longer seems improbable.<\/p>\r\n\r\n