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England batter Joe Root who is currently the second-highest run-scorer in Test cricket with 13,943 runs opened up about what it means to be compared with Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, who still leads the chart with 15,921 runs. In a recent interview, Root said that just being part of the same conversation as Tendulkar feels special to him.

Joe Root on comparison with Sachin Tendulkar

Root is already regarded as one of England’s finest batters and one of the best players of his generation. If he continues this way, he could finish his career among the all-time greats, alongside names like Brian Lara, Sunil Gavaskar and Jacques Kallis.

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“It’s remarkable what Sachin Tendulkar achieved in the game. You have to believe me when I say that to even be in the conversation with him is enough for me. The guy made his Test debut before I was born and played in my Test debut! His longevity in itself is remarkable and then you look at the runs he got in Test cricket… but not only that, he’s got 50 ODI hundreds, too. All the while he was the most famous man in India. Serious, serious player,” Root said in an interview with The Athletic.

Root’s Test career has gone through different phases. From 2012 to 2018, he was known as a naturally gifted and dependable batter. Then came a difficult period between 2018 and 2021 when he struggled for big scores and managed only four centuries in 60 innings. But after the pandemic, Root returned stronger than ever and turned into one of the most dominant batters in world cricket, scoring centuries regularly.

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Root also reflected on England’s disappointing 4-1 defeat to Australia's men's national cricket team in the recent The Ashes.

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“Any series you don’t win, you’re going to be disappointed and you’re going to try and find areas where you could have been better,” he said.

“The one thing that stands out and frustrates me the most is that, you know, the coaches have taken and worn a lot of the negativity around what happened this winter and, as players, we should be the ones taking the responsibility for how we performed. We’re the ones out there, we’re the ones making the decisions and playing the game and we’re the ones who underperformed. That’s on us. They shouldn’t be the ones shouldering that,” he added.


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