A historic day unfolded at Old Trafford as the cricketing world bowed down to Joe Root. The former England captain walked out as his country’s greatest Test cricketer with a standing ovation from the Old Trafford crowd. Root was on a mountain of records after scoring 150, off 248 deliveries, with 14 boundaries. But the one that made him look a legend was becoming the second-highest run-getter, surpassing the likes of Rahul Dravid, Jacques Kallis and Ricky Ponting. Root notched up his 38th Test century and equalled Kumara Sangakkara’s tally, sharing the spot of 4th spot on the list of most hundred in the longest format. People from the cricket fraternity went short of words to praise Root. Still, they showered praise on the England batter, completely mesmerised by what he pulled off in Manchester. Most runs in a Test career – 15,921 set by Sachin Tendulkar ? Will Joe Root one day break this record? 🤔 — Guinness World Records (@GWR) July 25, 2025 Root Root Root – that’s just the tweet! — Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) July 25, 2025 Joe Root passes Ricky Ponting for second most Test runs of all time ? pic.twitter.com/wq5QcOAcf0 — 7Cricket (@7Cricket) July 25, 2025 Test hundred number 38! Just another day in the office for Joe Root. What a champion. Well played @root66 ?? #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/JJ3Ey1bCNv — Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) July 25, 2025 Joe Root keeps scoring runs. His commitment to test cricket should be a lesson for all youngsters playing the game. — Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) July 25, 2025 The moment Ricky Ponting called Joe Root eclipsing his Test match runs tally in the Old Trafford commentary box! ?️ pic.twitter.com/u4NPNsD8m1 — Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) July 25, 2025 Ravindra Jadeja Dismisses Joe Root Root’s stubborn knock finally came to an end after tea, in the third session, when Ravindra Jadeja dragged him out of his crease. Right after the drinks, Jadeja bowled the first ball of the 120th over to lure Root for a drive. Rookie Dhruv Jurel didn’t make any mistakes this time and whips off the bails in time. ???????????????????????? ???????????????????????? ???????????????? 🤩 Joe Root departs after a record-breaking 150, as the crowd erupts in admiration! ? He has overtaken Rahul Dravid, Jacques Kallis, and Ricky Ponting to become the second-highest run-scorer in Test history! ?#ENGvIND ? 4th TEST, DAY 3 |… pic.twitter.com/OoIu8STaee — Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) July 25, 2025 But the damage was already done. Root departed with more than 7 records to his name, staring at legendary Sachin Tendulkar’s colossal tally of 15,921 runs in 200 Test matches.