England’s Joe Root etched his name into the history b📖ooks by becoming the th🗹ird fastest batter to reach the 11,000-run mark in Tests.
He achieved the feat after hammering his 58th Test fifty against Ireland on June 2, 2023.
Notably, Root is the only English cricketer to featur🍬e in the list.
On that note, Here’s the complete list:
1) Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
The former Sri Lanka skipper achieved the milesto🔯ne in the 122nd Test match.
Sangakkara slammed✤ 12400 runs in his Test career, comprising 38 tons.
2) Brian Lara (West Indies)
West Indies legend Brian Lar🐼a touched 11,000 run💎 landmark in 121 matches.
Lara retired from the f🧜ormat with 11953 runs and 34 hundreds.
3) Joe Root (England)
Joe Root reached the 11,000-run mark in his 130🍌th Test match.
He slammed 29 centuries in the process.
4) Ricky Ponting (Australia)
Ricky Ponting touch🌄ed th💜e 11,000 run mark in 132 matches.
He retired from the format with 133🌼78 runs and 41 hundreds.