Joe Root showed stars to Pakistan by scoring double century, giants came closer to Kohli

Joe Root scored a double century in the first test against Pakistan in Multan. Pakistani bowlers looked a complete flop against Root. Root completed his 200 runs in 305 balls with the help of 14 fours. With his double century, the English batsman has come very close to Virat Kohli.

Root came close to Kohli's record

This was Root's sixth double century in Test. Virat Kohli has scored 7 double centuries in Tests so far. In such a situation, Root now needs only one double century to equal Kohli's record. Let us tell you that when Root was batting at the score of 190 runs, former Pakistan captain Babar Azam dropped his catch. Root took full advantage of the lease of life he got after missing the catch and completing his double century.

First batsman to score 20,000 international runs for England

Let us tell you that with a double century, Root has become the first batsman for England to score 20,000 international runs. That means Root is the highest run scorer for England in international cricket.

Batsmen who scored the most runs for England in Tests

A day before this, Root had made the record of scoring the most runs in Tests for England. He won the title by defeating former England captain Alastair Cook.

Root's test career is progressing

Root has played 146 Tests (except England-Pakistan Multan Test) in his career so far. He made his debut in this format in 2012 in a Test against India in Nagpur. Root has scored 12402 runs in 267 innings at an average of 50.62. Meanwhile, 34 centuries and 64 half-centuries have come from his bat.