Joe Root has made exceptional progress on his way to break Sachin Tendulkar’s record for most Test runs.
The Master Blaster has 15921 runs to his name in 200 Tests.
Jacques Kallis and Rahul Dravid claim the 3rd and 4th spot, respectively, on this list.
Root occupies the 5th spot on the list of highest Test run scorers.
The English batter has scored 12886 runs in 151 Tests so far.
The gap between him and number 2 Ricky Ponting is of 492 runs.
Root is also the only active player on the list of top 10 highest Test run-scorers.
Root recently scored a Test ton against New Zealand.
He played a fine knock of 106 in the 2nd innings of the 2nd Test.
England won that game by 323 runs.