Joe Root Surpassed Sachin Tendulkar To Achieve A Big Milestone In Test Format

England’s star batter Joe Root achieved a big milestone on Sunday as he became the joint-youngest batsman to score 10000 runs in Test cricket

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Joe Root Achieved A Big Milestone

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Root has joined his former captain Alastair Cook and has surpassed batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar in the elite list

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Before Alastair Cook, the record was held by Sachin Tendulkar who was the youngest to reach this milestone

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Joe Root is also only the second England batter to reach this milestone in the longest format of the game.

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