Joe Root becomes England's leading run-scorer in international cricket

Joe Root has become the highest run-getter for England across all formats. The right-handed batsman achieved the feat during the first Test of the five-match series against India in Nottingham on Wednesday and surpassed former skipper Alastair Cook who scored 15737 runs in 387 innings.

The England Test captain has scored over 8000 runs in the longer format while has notched up 6109 runs in 152 ODIs that he has played for the side and was a part of the World Cup-winning side in 2019 that was led by Eoin Morgan. England defeated New Zealand in the title clash at Lord’s. 

Root has also been capped 32 times in the T20Is so far and has scored 893 runs. 

He began his Test career against India back in 2012 in Nagpur and scored a half-century in his first appearance in a game that ended in a draw. Root made his T20I debut later in the same year against India in Mumbai while was first capped in an ODI in 2013 in Rajkot against The Men in Blue. 

India and England are presently battling it out in a five-match Test series which has also marked the beginning of the second cycle of the World Test Championship.