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Joe Root becomes first batter with 1,000 Test runs at Edgbaston, surpasses Tendulkar

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England batter Joe Root scripted history during a Test match against Pakistan at Edgbaston, becoming the first cricketer to score 1,000 Test runs at the Birmingham ground. Root also surpassed 2,000 runs in fourth-innings batting, a milestone no batter had achieved in 147 years of Test cricket. His unbeaten 62 guided England to victory in the match. The innings was also Root's 69th Test half-century, moving him ahead of Sachin Tendulkar in that particular record. Root continues to cement his legacy as one of the most prolific run-scorers in the history of the format.

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