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Joe Root Breaks Ricky Ponting's World Record Despite Flop Show in Lord's Test Against Pakistan

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Joe Root surpassed Ricky Ponting to become Test cricket’s leading home run-scorer despite managing only 24 in England’s Lord’s Test against Pakistan. Root now has 7,594 home runs, while England lead by 261 after Day 2.

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Joe Root World Record: The England cricket team is currently playing the second match of the Test series against Pakistan at Lord's. Star batsman Joe Root was dismissed for just 4 runs in the first innings, but he made history by scoring 24 runs in the second innings. Root has become the batsman with the most Test runs on home soil. In this regard, he surpassed Ricky Ponting, who had held the No. 1 spot for years. Sachin Tendulkar was third on t…

London (Uttam Hindu News): England Test captain and legendary batsman Joe Root created history during the second Test against Pakistan at Lord's… The post Joe Root creates history, surpasses Ponting to become the batsman with the most Test runs on home soil appeared first on uttamhindu.com.

England captain Joe Root achieved a major milestone on the second day of the Lord's Test, becoming the highest run-scorer at home in Test cricket history.

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India TV Hindi Hindi broke the news on Friday, August 28, 2026.
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