Former England captain Alastair Cook on Wednesday tipped record-breaking Joe Root to go past Sachin Tendulkar's all-time leading Test runs total.
Root became England's leading run scorer in the longest format on his way to a 35th Test century on day three of the first Test against Pakistan in Multan on Wednesday.
When Root reached 71 before lunch he passed the previous milestone of 12,472 runs set by his former captain Cook and moved to fifth on the all-time list.
Indian great Tendulkar tops the chart on 15,921 runs, but Cook said that Root, who is 33, has plenty more years left at the top. "I can see him overhauling Sachin Tendulkar's record," Cook said while commentating on BBC radio. "You could say Sachin is still the favourite but just.
Related News