Joe Root Creates New Record, Becomes 1st Player In Tests To Score…

Last Updated:August 03, 2025, 23:20 IST

Root entered his name in the history books on Sunday by becoming the first cricketer to score 500+ runs in a Test series against India three times.

Joe Root is arguably England’s best batter of all time, and on Sunday (August 3) he entered his name in the history books by becoming the first cricketer in the world to score 500 runs in a Test series against India three times.

During their playing days, Everton Weekes and Garry Sobers of the West Indies, Zaheer Abbas and Younis Khan of Pakistan, and Ricky Ponting of Australia scored 500 runs twice in a Test series against India.

500+ totals in a Test series against India (multiple times)

PLAYER	TEAM	YEAR	VENUE	MATCHES	RUNS
Joe Root	England	2021-22	England	5	737
		2025	England	5	537
		2014	England	5	518
Everton Weekes	West Indies	1948-49	India	5	779
		1952-53	West Indies	5	716
Garry Sobers	West Indies	1970-71	West Indies	5	597
		1958-59	India	5	557
Zaheer Abbas	Pakistan	1982-83	Pakistan	6	650
		1978-79	Pakistan	3	583
Ricky Ponting	Australia	2003-04	Australia	4	706
		2011-12	Australia	4	544
Younis Khan	Pakistan	2005-06	Pakistan	3	553
		2004-05	India	3	508

Root needed 68 runs in the second innings of the fifth Test at The Oval to complete 500 runs in the ongoing series against India, and he achieved the objective during the second session of the fourth day’s play. He got out after making 105 runs from 152 balls in the third session of Day 4.

Root, who made his Test debut for England against India in Nagpur on December 13, 2012, amassed a total of 737 runs in five matches of the 2021-22 India-England Test series in England, and in the 2014 edition of the India-England Test series, he scored 518 runs in seven innings of five matches.

Joe Root in highest totals vs India in a Test series

YEAR	VENUE	MATCHES	RUNS	AVERAGE	BEST SCORE	100/50
2021-22	England	5	737	105.28	180*	4/1
2025	England	5	537	67.12	150	3/1
2014	England	5	518	103.60	154*	2/3
2016	India	5	491	49.10	124	1/4

Virat Kohli and Sunil Gavaskar scored more than 500 runs twice in a Test series played between India and England, but Root is the first one to cross the 500-run mark three times.

Batters with 500+ totals in India-England Test series (multiple times)

PLAYER	OPPOSITION	YEAR	VENUE	MATCHES	RUNS
Joe Root	India	2021-22	England	5	737
	India	2025	England	5	537
	India	2014	England	5	518
Sunil Gavaskar	England	1979	England	5	542
	England	1981-82	India	6	500
Virat Kohli	England	2016	India	5	655
	England	2018	England	5	593

Root has scored more than 500 runs in a Test series for England four times in his career now. Wally Hammond, Jack Hobbs, and Ken Barrington also scored more than 500 runs four times for England in a Test series.

500+ totals by England batters in a Test series (4 times)

PLAYER	OPPOSITION	YEAR	VENUE	MATCHES	RUNS
Wally Hammond	Australia	1928-29	Australia	5	905
	South Africa	1938-39	South Africa	5	609
	New Zealand	1932-33	New Zealand	2	563
	South Africa	1930-31	South Africa	5	517
Jack Hobbs	Australia	1911-12	Australia	5	662
	Australia	1924-25	Australia	5	573
	South Africa	1909-10	South Africa	5	539
	Australia	1920-21	Australia	5	505
Ken Barrington	India	1961-62	India	5	594
	Australia	1962-63	Australia	5	582
	Australia	1964	England	5	531
	South Africa	1964-65	South Africa	5	508
Joe Root	India	2021-22	England	5	737
	India	2025	England	5	537
	India	2014	England	5	518
	Pakistan	2016	England	4	512

During his stay at the crease on Sunday, Root added 195 runs for the fourth wicket with Harry Brook (111).

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