During the first Test between England and India in 2024, Joe Root joins the list of Batters with the most runs against India in Test Cricket.
Batter with most runs vs India in Test
The English cricketer Joe Root has become the second batter to score most runs during the first test of England’s India tour 2024. He jointly stands first in the list with Ricky Ponting who has 2555 runs against India in Test cricket.
Joe Root scored 29 runs during the first innings of the side where England scored 215 runs losing 8 wickets before Break.
Ricky Ponting and Joe Roots stand top with 2555 runs while Alastair Cook stands third with 2432 runs. Clive Lloyd stands fourth with 2344 runs while Javed Miandad stands in fifth position of the list with 2228 runs.
| Player | Country | Test Runs vs India |
| Ricky Ponting | Australia | 2555 |
| Joe Root | England | 2555 |
| Alastair Cook | England | 2431 |
| Clive Lloyd | West Indies | 2344 |
| Javed Miandad | Pakistan | 2228 |
India and England are scheduled to play a five-match Test series in India. With the first test began with England winning the toss and opting to bat, they scored 215 runs losing 8 wickets by the tea break.
Ravindra Jadeja dismissed three batters, while Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel bagged two wickets and Jasprit Bumrah dismissed a batter.
Joe Root also tops the list of players who scored the most runs in the India-England Tests. The Cricket Legend Sachin Tendulkar stands second with 2535 runs while Sunil Gavaskar has the third spot with 2483 runs.
Alastair Cook and Virat Kohli stand in fourth and fifth positions with 2431 and 1991 runs respectively.
