Joe Root hit his first Test hundred in Pakistan and took his tally to 35. He went past Sunil Gavaskar, Brian Lara, Younis Khan, and Mahela Jayawardene in the all-time list of Test centurions.

Joe Root has become England’s highest test run-scorer on the third day of the first cricket test against Pakistan.

Sir Alastair Cook has tipped Joe Root to break Sachin Tendulkar’s world record after he became England’s all-time leading Test run scorer. By reaching 72 not out at lunch on day three of the first Test against Pakistan in Multan, Root passed the previous mark of 12,472 runs set by former captain Cook.