Joe Root surpasses Sangakkara to become 6th highest Test run-getter

London [UK], September 8 (ANI): England batter Joe Root surpassed Sri Lankan icon Kumar Sangakkara to become the sixth-highest run-getter in Tests on Sunday.

Root reached this milestone during the third Test against Sri Lanka at The Oval.

After scoring just 12 runs in the first inning, Root delivered just 13 runs in 48 balls with a four in the second innings, recording a rare double inning failure.

However, it was just en