He stood, a little self-consciously, as the Old Trafford crowd rose to him, before eventually giving a thumbs-up to his captain and lifting a hand in acknowledgment of the warm and prolonged ovation.

Joe Root's words perfectly reflect the scale of Sachin Tendulkar's legendary cricket career.

With a characteristic glide through point for one, Joe Root entered rarefied territory. He is now the second-highest run-scorer in Test match history, after overtaking Ricky Ponting, Jacques Kallis ...

While Virat Kohli is chasing some ODI and international world records of Sachin Tendulkar, the same is happening in Test cricket except the batter is Joe Root. Unlike Kohli, however, Root has a better ...