Sunil Gavaskar on Joe Root for Sachin Tendulkar Test Cricket Record: The 31-year-old Root’s potential to challenge Sachin Tendulkar’s record for most career runs scored is a hot topic of debate.
Gavaskar has said that anything is possible in sports
Sunil Gavaskar on Joe Root for Sachin Tendulkar Test Cricket Record: Sunil Gavaskar knows a few things about getting runs in a game of Test cricket. The Indian legend was the first player to reach 10,000 runs in Test cricket, and he has given his opinion on Joe Root, who is the newest member of this elite club. The former England captain has been in great form with the bat and has been making centuries with ease in the current Test series against New Zealand. People talk a lot about whether Root, who is 31 years old, can challenge Sachin Tendulkar’s all-time run scoring record. Gavaskar has said that anything is possible in sports, but even someone as consistent as Root will find it hard to do.
Gavaskar was quoted as telling India Today, “That’s an unbreakable record because you’d have to score another 6,000 runs.” That means you’d have to score about 1,000 or 800 runs every year for the next eight years.
Sunil Gavaskar talked about Joe Root
Sunil Gavaskar on Joe Root for Sachin Tendulkar Test Cricket Record: “Joe Root’s age works in his favor” (31 years old). He can break the record for sure if he keeps going and doesn’t give up. Alastair Cook has stopped playing for his team, but he still plays first-class cricket. When you play all the time, your form can sometimes go down because your mind gets tired. Root is getting 150 or more points, but that can be hard on him, both mentally and physically,” he said.
The veteran commentator used the record for the most wickets in a Test to show that records can also be broken.
Tendulkar played cricket for 24 years and scored 15921 runs in 200 Test matches
Sunil Gavaskar on Joe Root for Sachin Tendulkar Test Cricket Record: “In the game, anything can happen. At first, we didn’t think Richard Hadlee’s 431 would break, but we were wrong. Then we remembered 519 by Courtney Walsh… So, what I’m saying is, look where we’re going. It’s not impossible, but it’s extremely hard.”
Tendulkar played cricket for 24 years and scored 15921 runs in 200 Test matches, which is an average of over 53. He is the only batter in Test cricket history to have made more than 50 centuries.
