The Men in Blue will compete against the Three Lions in five Tests starting June 20 at Leeds. The second Test is scheduled to take place from July 2, the third from July 10, the fourth from July 23, and the final Test will commence on July 31.
England will kick off their journey in the World Test Championship 2025-27 with a series against India at Headingley in Leeds, commencing this Friday. As England looks forward to the five-match series, Joe Root has captured attention, regarded by many as the cornerstone of the team. Joe Root is an exceptional player whose performances are deemed so remarkable that he is expected to dominate the series and potentially break numerous records set by bowling legend and Indian batting icon Sachin Tendulkar during his career.
Indian legend and former captain Sunil Gavaskar holds the record for the most half-centuries against England in Test cricket, having achieved 16 in his illustrious career. Joe Root, currently in third place with 11 fifties, is closing in. Suppose Root manages to surpass the half-century mark six times in the upcoming Test series. In that case, he will break the record currently held by Sachin Tendulkar, which stands at 13, and establish a new benchmark for the highest number of half-centuries by any player in Test matches played between India and England. Consistency and a clear focus on scoring runs will be crucial for Root to reach this milestone in the prestigious five-match Test series starting on June 20, 2022.
In addition to his pursuit of breaking Tendulkar’s record in Test matches, Root is also on track to surpass the record for the highest total runs in international matches between India and England. With 3,858 runs scored, he requires just 133 more runs to eclipse Tendulkar and 179 runs to surpass the top three scores of Virat Kohli. In terms of half-centuries made in the two formats during India-England enc
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