Joe Root has had an incredible run in Test cricket for the past several years. On Thursday, in the four-day Test match against Zimbabwe, the former England captain became the quickest player to reach 13,000 runs in Test cricket. He reached this milestone while scoring 34 runs, needing only 153 innings to achieve the mark.

In achieving this record, Root went past previous record-holder South African legend Jacques Kallis, who needed 159 matches to reach the mark. Looking at Indian players, Rahul Dravid needed 160 matches to achieve 13,000 runs, while Sachin Tendulkar needed 163. But for innings, Root needed the most to get to the mark.

Fastest to 13,000 Test Runs (Matches):

Joe Root – 153*
Jacques Kallis – 159
Rahul Dravid – 160
Ricky Ponting – 162
Sachin Tendulkar – 163

Slowest to 13,000 Test Runs (Innings):

Sachin Tendulkar – 266
Jacques Kallis – 269
Ricky Ponting – 275
Rahul Dravid – 277
Joe Roo – 279*

Tendulkar is the overall record-holder for the quickest to 13,000 runs in terms of the innings, getting there in 266 innings while Kallis is next with 269 innings, following him went Dravid with 277-innings and Root made to 279-innings. Going through with his incredible and record run-scoring pace, Root leads the run-scoring mark and records for the tournament history of the World Test Championships, and to this stop, has scores of 13,006 runs at an average of 50.8 with 65 half-centuries and 36 centuries scored during the period.

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During the match against Zimbabwe, England scored 498/3 in 88 overs. Zak Crawley scored 124, Ben Duckett scored 140, and Ollie Pope scored 169 not out. It is bad news for India to see Root find his form again. India will be made to look weak in a five-Test series against England starting June 20 at Headingley. To make matters worse, India has left out important players - Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and R Ashwin.