US EditionIND vs ENG, 3rd Test: Joe Root becomes 1st batter to score 3000 runs against India
LONDON, ENGLAND, JUL 10 – Joe Root scored over 3,000 Test runs against India, surpassing Ricky Ponting's previous record and marking his 103rd half-century in Test cricket, ranking joint second all-time.
- On July 10, 2025, during the third Test at Lord's, Joe Root achieved the milestone of surpassing 3000 Test runs against India, becoming the inaugural cricketer to reach this benchmark in matches against the Indian team.
- England began batting after winning the toss, but faced early pressure with two quick wickets before Root and Ollie Pope steadied the innings.
- Root reached his half-century and eventually unbeaten 99, helping England finish the day at 251/4 with Ben Stokes 39* and a slow run-rate of 3.02.
- Root has scored 3054 runs and 10 centuries against India, surpassing Ricky Ponting and Graham Gooch, and stands joint second all-time for fifty-plus Test scores with 103.
- Root's milestone enhances his career record, and if he scores a century next day, he would become the fifth-highest century maker in Test history.
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Joe Root becomes first cricketer ever to achieve this historic milestone in Test cricket
Legendary England cricketer Joe Root completed 3000 runs against India in Test cricket. He became the first ever cricketer to achieve the feat. Ricky Ponting (2555) held the record for several years before Root surpassed him earlier in his career and eventually reached the 3000-run milestone in the third Test against India at the iconic Lord’s. Root required only 45 runs to reach the milestone, and he did that rather comfortably. After winning t…
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