Sachin Tendulkar: 'I knew he was going to make it' as Joe Root nears Test runs record

05 Nov 2026, 10:16 am IST|
Sachin Tendulkar: 'I knew he was going to make it' as Joe Root nears Test runs record
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Sachin Tendulkar told the Times of India on November 5, 2026, "I knew he was going to make it" about Joe Root as Root closes in on Tendulkar's record for most Test runs, recalling Root's debut in 2012.

Root has surpassed Tendulkar in Test half-centuries.

Tendulkar named his top non-Indian batters as Root and Steve Smith, and proposed restructuring ODI cricket to restore a balance between bat and ball.

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