Joe Root continued his march to the top of Test batting as he surpassed Alastair Cook to become England's leading run-scorer in the format. On another run-filled day in the first Test against Pakistan in Multan on Wednesday,

Joe Root is now England’s top run-scorer in Test match history. After vaulting past Sir Alastair Cook, only four men – Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Jacques Kallis and Rahul Dravid – have scored more Test runs than Root.

Ben Stokes believes Joe Root could challenge Sachin Tendulkar’s record for most Test runs, praising Root’s consistency and selflessness. Root recently became England’s all-time highest Test run-scorer.