"He Can Do It If...": Wasim Jaffer On Joe Root's Chances Of Breaking Massive Sachin Tendulkar Record
Trailing the five-match series 1-2, England defeated India in the rescheduled fifth Test at Edgbaston in Birmingham. Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow hit centuries as England chased a down a record total of 378 to level the series 2-2.
While Bairstow has been in top form of late, hitting tons in both innings, Root continued from where he left last year before the final Test was postponed.
With four centuries and one fifty to his name, the former England skipper ended the series as the top-scorer with 737 runs. Former India batter Wasim Jaffer feels that if Root continues to play Test cricket at this level for the next five-six years, he might break Sachin Tendulkar's record as the all-time highest run-getter in Test cricket. "He can do it if he plays that long.
He is only 31 years old. We all know that the career of English and Australian players isn't long. But, if he plays another 5-6 years, I feel that he is capable of breaking the record," Jaffer said during an interaction on ESPNcricinfo.