India, June 20 -- England's talisman batter Joe Root has scaled yet another peak or record as he nears Sachin Tendulkar's tally in Test cricket. Day four of the second Test against New Zealand at the Kia Oval in London saw the Yorkshire batter become only the second batter after Tendulkar to 14000 Test runs, doing so in the seventh over of the innings by taking a single.

Did Joe Root achieve 14000 runs quicker than Sachin Tendulkar?

Root, who is currently leading England in Ben Stokes' absence, has indeed achieved 14000 Test runs quicker than the Team India legend in terms of matches. While the elegant right-hander accomplished the feat in 165 Tests, Tendulkar needed 171 Tests to get to the milestone and did so against Australia in Octo...