‘Joe Root Will Be Cursed!’: Bold Prediction As Stunning Stat Claims England Star Will Surpass Sachin Tendulkar | Cricket News
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Joe Root is inching closer to becoming Test cricket’s leading run-getter and it’s being predicted that nobody will be able to challenge his legacy.
Sachin Tendulkar (left) and Joe Root (AFP/AP)
Joe Root has been predicted to become Test cricket’s all-time leading run-getter and judging from the current trend, it has been claimed that his legacy will remain unchallenged. India legend Sachin Tendulkar currently holds the record for having scored the most runs in Test cricket history with 15,921 runs from 200 games. Root, who is 34, has taken his tally to 13270 and should he manage to maintain his current form and level of fitness, can even surpass Tendulkar.
Root, a former England captain, is right now fifth on the list with Rahul Dravid (13,288), Jacques Kallis (13,289), and Ricky Ponting (13,378) ahead of him.
Former India head coach Ravi Shastri feels that Root has four year of cricket ahead of him and will have accumulated 19,000 Test runs by the time he retires.
“Look at his (Root) age,” Shastri said while commentating for Sky Sports during the second day of the 4th Test between India and England currently underway in Manchester. “Look at the number of matches. He’s played 157 (Tests). So you would imagine he would go past three (players) ahead of him in almost three Test matches.”
“And then he’s got about 40 Test matches. Sachin has played 200 Tests. Root has played 160 (157). He’s still young. He has four years of cricket ahead of him. And what will separate him and Tendulkar will be around 3,000 runs. When you’re hot, you’re hot. In the meantime, he has age on his side,” he added.
Former England captain Michael Atherton, who was also on air, joined the conversation revealing that Sky Sports statistician Benedict Bermange has informed him that Root has 60.28% chance of breaking Tendulkar’s record.
“Benedict reliably informed me that he’s got a 60.28% chance of beating Sachin Tendulkar. I don’t know how he worked that out,” Atherton said.
Shastri chimed in.
“I tell you that it won’t be music to the ears of the Indians. It’s just coming about to bedtime in India, and you’ve given us a stat – 60.28,” he quipped.
“He’ll be cursed. Millions of homes around Mumbai right now,” added Atherton.
Root’s Legacy Will Be Unchallenged
Atherton then made a bold prediction: If and once Root breaks the record, it’s unlikely that anyone will surpass that since the interest in Test cricket continues to diminish.
“Wherever Joe Root finishes, say, for example, he went past Sachin. I’m not so sure anybody will go past that just because of the nature of the way the game is going. People will play fewer Test matches, I would imagine, in the years to come,” Atherton said.
Shastri agreed and said it will act as a fuel.
“…that’s what’s going to drive him. He knows that. He will know that more than anybody else. The way the game is going, the three formats of the game,” Shastri said.
Feroz Khan has been covering sports for over 12 years now and is currently working with Network18 as Principal Correspondent. He embarked on his journey in 2011 and has since acquired vast experience in digital…Read More
Feroz Khan has been covering sports for over 12 years now and is currently working with Network18 as Principal Correspondent. He embarked on his journey in 2011 and has since acquired vast experience in digital… Read More
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