The five-match Test series between India and England begins on January 25. This series will see two great batsmen of Test cricket come face to face. On one side you have England's Roots and on the other side you have Virat Kohli. These two legendary batsmen will definitely have a special achievement to their name in this series.
In fact, the previous record of scoring the most runs in Test cricket between India and England belongs to the name of master blaster Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin has scored a total of 2535 runs in 53 innings of 32 matches against England. In this regard, Joe Root is just 9 runs behind Sachin Tendulkar. This means he needs just 10 runs to become the best batsman in the history of the India vs England Test.
Joe Root's Test record against Team India was excellent. Root has played 25 matches against India. During this time he pitched 45 innings and scored 2526 runs. His batting average against India is 63.15. He is also the batsman who has scored the most goals in India-England Test matches. Root also bats well against spin. He could prove to be a big challenge for the Indian team in the upcoming Test series.
Virat Kohli played Test matches between India and England in his name in 1991. This means he is just 9 runs away from the two thousand mark. Once Virat completes his 9 runs in the Test series against England, he will join the list of players who have scored 2000 runs in India vs England Test history. Currently there are only 4 players in this list, two of which are Indian batsmen and two are English batsmen. Sachin Tendulkar and Joe Root are followed by Sunil Gavaskar (2483) and Alastair Cook (2431). Virat Kohli has a run average of 42.36 in 50 innings of 28 Tests against England. He has scored a total of 5 centuries against the English team.