England Test captain Ben Stokes has expressed confidence in Joe Root's potential to challenge Sachin Tendulkar's record for the most runs in Test cricket. Root recently surpassed Alastair Cook to become England's highest run-scorer in Tests during the third day of the first Test against Pakistan in Multan.

Meanwhile, star English all-rounder Ben Stokes heaped praises on his colleague’s achievement and called him selfless, while forecasting that record is very hard to break. “Yeah, I played a lot of my cricket with Joe for England,

With an immaculate on drive for four, Joe Root surpassed Alastair Cook to become the highest run-scorer in English Test history, cementing his status as one of the greatest batsmen of the modern era.