Joe Root can break three records during the three-Test series against Sri Lanka starting August 21 in Manchester. Root has an impressive record of 1001 runs in 10 Tests against Sri Lanka at an average of 58.88, including four centuries.
In total, Root has scored 12,027 runs at an average of 50.11 in 143 Tests, including 32 centuries and 63 fifties.
Recently, Joe Root achieved a major milestone in Test cricket. He scored his 12,000th run during the series against the West Indies, becoming only the second English player to do so after Alastair Cook.
Now with the Test series in Sri Lanka, Root has a chance to break three more records.
English player with most runs against Sri Lanka
Alastair Cook is currently the English player with the most runs (1,290) in 16 Test matches against Sri Lanka. Joe Root is second in the list with 1001 runs in 10 matches. Root needs 290 more runs to break Cook's record.
1. First player to score 5000 runs in WTC
Joe Root has scored 4,598 runs in 55 WTC matches. He needs 402 more runs to become the first player to reach 5000 runs.
2. England all-time leading Test run-scorer
Alastair Cook has scored 12,472 runs for England in Test cricket. Joe Root has scored 12,027 runs and needs 446 more runs to break Cook's record and become England's all-time highest run-scorer.
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