Can Joe Root eclipse Sachin Tendulkar? England Great Alastair Cook's Honest Take

23.10.2024 - 11:25 sports.ndtv.com

Former England captain Alastair Cook is hopeful about Joe Root going all the way to becoming the leading run-scorer in the history of Test cricket by dethroning the legendary Sachin Tendulkar from the summit.

Cook's former compatriot Root eclipsed him to become England's leading scorer in Test cricket during the ongoing series against Pakistan in Multan.

After watching his friend go past him to become England's most decorated batter, the 39-year-old struggled to sum up his feelings in words and ended up ringing Root to congratulate him for his massive feat. "I watched the moment, then I rang him after the end of the play," Cook said during a round-table interview hosted by the ICC. "I couldn't think of the right words to write in a text message.

So I thought I'd just ring him, see what he was up to, and make sure he had a beer in his hand, which I think he did," he added.

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