Former England captain Joe Root has made history by going past Brian Lara’s Test run tally, becoming the seventh-highest run-scorer in the longest format. Root scripted the record in the third Test against the West Indies at Edgbaston.

Leading run-scorers in Test cricket

1. Sachin Tendulkar – 15,921 runs in 200 matches

2. Ricky Ponting – 13,378 runs in 168 matches

3. Jacques Kallis – 13,289 runs in 166 matches

4. Rahul Dravid – 13,288 runs in 164 matches

5. Alastair Cook – 12,472 runs in 161 matches

6. Kumar Sangakkara – 12,400 runs in 134 matches

7. Joe Root – 11,980 runs in 142 matches

8. Brian Lara – 11,953 runs in 131 matches

9. Shivnarine Chanderpaul – 11,867 runs in 164 matches

10. Mahela Jayawardene – 11,814 runs in 149 matches

Legendary Sachin Tendulkar finished Test career with 15,921 runs in 200 matches. He still a record for the most runs in red-ball history by any player. A

After struggling for runs, Root is back in form. In the ongoing three-match Test series against the West Indies, he has slammed a hundred and a fifty.

Many former cricketers feel that Root will break Sachin’s all-time record. Joe also holds the record for most runs and hundreds in World Test Championship history.