Joe Root added another landmark to his extraordinary Test career on Thursday, equalling Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar's record for the most half-centuries in Test cricket during England's first Test against Pakistan at Headingley.
Root brought up his 68th Test fifty on the second day before being dismissed for 66 off 112 ******* , including 10 boundaries. The milestone put the England captain level with Tendulkar at the top of the all-time list for most fifties in the longest format.
West Indies batter Shivnarine Chanderpaul is third on the list with 66, while former Australia captain Allan Border and India great Rahul Dravid have 63 each. Ricky Ponting is next with 62.
For Root, the achievement came on a significant day in his international career as he returned to the England Test captaincy following Ben Stokes' retirement.
68* - Joe Root
68 - Sachin Tendulkar
66 - S Chanderpaul
63 - Allan Border
#tendulkar #allan
Root brought up his 68th Test fifty on the second day before being dismissed for 66 off 112 ******* , including 10 boundaries. The milestone put the England captain level with Tendulkar at the top of the all-time list for most fifties in the longest format.
West Indies batter Shivnarine Chanderpaul is third on the list with 66, while former Australia captain Allan Border and India great Rahul Dravid have 63 each. Ricky Ponting is next with 62.
For Root, the achievement came on a significant day in his international career as he returned to the England Test captaincy following Ben Stokes' retirement.
68* - Joe Root
68 - Sachin Tendulkar
66 - S Chanderpaul
63 - Allan Border
#tendulkar #allan
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