-Vinay Kumar
In the latest Test series of the Ashes series, the second match between Australia and England is going on in Adelaide, Australia. In this match, Joe Root, the captain and batsman of England, created history. The history of international Test cricket shows that in the highest score in a calendar year in Test Match, the name of former Australian cricket team batsman Michael Clarke is at the fourth position. was coming Master Blaster, Sachin Tendulkar was the fifth and the great batsman Sunil Gavaskar was named at number six. But, by batting brilliantly in this latest Test, England captain Joe Root has drawn his big line in front of these history masters.
Records show that in international Test cricket, now England captain Joe Root has reached number four in terms of scoring the most runs in a calendar year. Michael Clarke, Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar slipped one point each from their positions to be at fifth, sixth and seventh positions, respectively, as Joe Root moved up to number four.
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Records testify that Michael Clarke scored 1595 runs at an average of 106.33 in 18 innings played in 11 Test matches in 2012, 9 years ago today. Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar scored 1562 in 23 innings of 14 Test matches in 2010 at an average of 78.10 and ‘Little Master’ Sunil Gavaskar averaged 59.80 in 27 innings of 18 Test matches in 1979. 1555 runs were scored.
At the same time, in the second match of this latest tournament of the Ashes series (Ashes Series AUS vs ENG, 2021), Joe Root got 62 runs off the bat and his runs in the Test match this year crossed 1600 to 1606.
It is worth noting that in this case, former Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf, who scored 1,788 runs in the year 2006, is at the top. Yusuf scored runs in 19 innings of 11 matches at an average of 99.33. This score also included 9 centuries and 3 half-centuries.
West Indies great batsman Vivian Richards is in second place. Viv Richards scored 1,710 runs in Test matches played in the 1976 calendar year. Richards scored runs in 19 innings of 11 matches in the year 1976 at an average of 90.00. And, after him comes third, former South African captain Graeme Smith, with whose bat he played in Test matches in 2008. 1,656 runs were scored. Smith had scored runs in 25 innings of 15 matches at an average of 72.00.
It is worth noting that in 26 innings of 14 matches played in this current year, Joe Root has scored 1606 runs at an average of 64.24, which includes 6 centuries and 3 half-centuries.
Right now there is a golden opportunity for Root to sit on the top. Because, with the second innings of this ongoing second match, there is one more Test match of this series, which is to be played at the Melbourne ground.