Joe Root's 36th Test century has added to his amazing achievements as a Test batter-poise, making his name one of the greatest of this modern era.

Among these Fab 4, Root has surpassed Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, and Kane Williamson to establish himself as the best performer. His very recent century created a cornerstone for England’s excellent achievement in the second Test, winning it comprehensively by a margin of 323 runs.

It is tough to compare Root with Sachin Tendulkar, given that the very different distances of these two eras create hurdles for proper comparison. Tendulkar played 200 Tests, but Root’s numbers match those in the row of 151 Tests. In 151 Tests, Root has scored 12886 runs. This against Tendulkar’s runs scored in the same number of matches of 11939 runs stands out. The fact that Tendulkar had a better batting average and Root has more fifties, making a total of 64, compared to Tendulkar’s 49, completes the comparison.

Joe Root vs Sachin Tendulkar: Who is better?

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At the same time, for Virat Kohli, statistics read more like this: 9160 runs with a batting average of 47 in 205 innings. 31 fifties and fewer than 30 tons-figures that don’t compare at all with those of Root. Tendulkar had a fair share of illustrious fast bowlers of his time to deal with, but Root, on the other hand, seems to be gaining distinction from his unparalleled consistency in the modern era of the game.

Comparison between Joe Root vs Sachin Tendulkar when he played 151 Tests vs Virat Kohli