England batter Joe Root became only the seventh player in Test history to score 12,000 runs, reaching this landmark during the third Test against the West Indies at Edgbaston on Saturday. Root achieved the milestone when he reached 62 runs with a four off Alzarri Joseph on the first ball after Lunch on Day 2. The former skipper teamed up with current captain Ben Stokes to rebuild England\u2019s innings with a hundred-plus partnership for the sixth wicket. The hosts had been reduced to 54 for five within 12 overs in pursuit of the West Indies\u2019 first-innings total of 282. Root recorded his 95th Test fifty-plus score during the innings, the sixth highest among all betters Interestingly, Root is the second youngest batter behind compatriot Alastair Cook to reach 12,000 Test runs, completing the feat aged 33 years and 210 days. Former India captain Rahul Dravid was the oldest batter to cross the mark at 37 years 339 days. Root also eclipsed West Indies batting legend Brian Lara\u2019s tally of 11,953 runs during his knock. Youngest players to 12,000 Test runs 33y 13d \u2013 Alastair Cook 33y 210d \u2013 Joe Root 35y 176d \u2013 Sachin Tendulkar 35y 214d \u2013 Ricky Ponting 36y 32d \u2013 Jacques Kallis 37y 68d \u2013 Kumar Sangakkara 37y 339d \u2013 Rahul Dravid However, Root is not the quickest to the landmark; instead, he finds himself towards the bottom of the list with only Cook behind him in the club. While Cook took 275 innings to reach the milestone, Root achieved it in his 261st innings. Sri Lanka\u2019s Kumar Sangakkara was the quickest (in terms of innings) to reach 12,000 runs, doing so in 224 innings. Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting are second, both securing their 12,000th run in their 247th innings. Fastest players in terms of innings to reach 12,000 Test runs 224 \u2013 Kumar Sangakkara 247 \u2013 Ricky Ponting 247 \u2013 Sachin Tendulkar 249 \u2013 Jacques Kallis 255 \u2013 Rahul Dravid 261 \u2013 Joe Root 275 \u2013 Alastair Cook<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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