There isn’t a single day that goes by without Sachin Tendulkar being mentioned on social media. A true gentleman of the game in every sense, Tendulkar showed no respect for the best bowling attacks in the world. When the Little Master batted, the streets of India went empty. And he batted for long. Tendulkar’s lengthy cricketing career was a testament to his physical and mental endurance. His exceptional stroke play and unmatched technique made even his opponents pause in their tracks and admire him. Not only did Tendulkar inspire a whole generation in the country to pick up a bat, but he also set heaps of records that are still unbroken to this very day. One of the many records from the cricket books that belongs to Tendulkar is the staggering amount of runs he scored in the Test cricket. Tendulkar piled up 15921 runs in his Test career from 1989 to 2013. But is the record of most Test runs by Tendulkar under threat? Enter Joe Root who has been a hot topic on social media. But why? Unstoppable Joe Root One of the modern greats of Test cricket, England’s Joe Root, recently became the fastest batter in the world to clock 13,000 runs in the longest format of the game. On Thursday, he brought up this feat against Zimbabwe at the Trent Bridge in Nottingham. With this, Root beat South African Jacques Kallis’s record who brought up 13,000 Test runs in his 159th match. While Root reached the landmark in his 153rd Test. Also Read: How Mumbai Indians Stole Delhi Capitals’ Ticket To Playoffs In IPL 2025 It’s worth noting that Root took 279 innings to reach 13,000 runs while Tendulkar achieved the same in 266 innings. Kallis, second on the list, hit the milestone in 269 innings. Social Media Reactions Root, one of the greatest Test batters of this cricket generation, finds himself in an elite list of batters with the most Test runs. However, it’s the stalwart Tendulkar’s staggering 15921 runs that the England batter may be eying to breach. Seeing Root inching closer to all-time great Tendulkar bamboozled the cricket community. 34-year-old Root is only 2921 runs away from becoming the leading run scorer in the Test cricket. Also Read: These YouTubers Raised Rs 2 Crore For Indian-Origin UK Cab Driver, Here’s Why “Joe Root has completed 13k runs in Test cricket, but I’m hardly seeing any appreciation posts for him here. He truly deserves a better fanbase imo, (sic) a fan on ‘X’ wrote. Sachin Tendulkar – 15921 runs. Joe Root – 13,000* runs. THE RACE IS ON FOR THE TOP…!!! :crown: pic.twitter.com/V4r2ReTYp6 — Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 22, 2025 A photo of Root reaching the 13K mark in the red-ball format also began doing rounds on the Internet. (Sony Liv / X screengrab) Most Runs In Tests Root is only the fifth batter in the world to hit 13,000 runs in Test cricket. The English batter and former England Test captain made his debut against India in Nagpur on December 13, 2012. It is only a matter of time before Root will race past the other greats who grace the top five list. Sachin Tendulkar – 15921 Ricky Ponting – 13378 Jacques Kallis – 13289 Rahul Dravid – 13288 Joe Root – 13006 Root averages 50.80 in 153 Test matches. He has 36 centuries and 65 fifties to his name.