Joe Root overtakes Sachin Tendulkar to achieve elusive record in Test cricket

Christchurch [New Zealand], December 1 (ANI): Star England batter Joe Root on Sunday overtook Sachin Tendulkar to achieve an elusive record in Test cricket.

Root played an unbeaten 23-run knock from 15 balls in the fourth inning of the Christchurch Test against New Zealand and helped the Three Lions clinch an eight-wicket win over the hosts.

The 33-year-old became the leading run scorer in the 4th innings of Test cricket,