Times of India · DistrictNews · 2026-08-20
Joe Root equals Sachin Tendulkar’s record for most fifties in Test cricket
Joe Root achieved a significant milestone by equaling Sachin Tendulkar's record for most Test half-centuries. He scored his 68th fifty during England's first Test against Pakistan at Headingley. Root and Cox built a crucial partnership to give England a first-innings lead. England's pace bowlers, Robinson and Tongue, took five wickets each to dismiss Pakistan. The team secured a first-innings lead after bowling Pakistan out for 171.
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