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England vs India 5th Test: Joe Root has etched his name in the history books as he achieved a massive feat during the fifth and final Test against India at the Kennington Oval on Sunday.

Root has become the first batter in the world to complete 6000 runs in the World Test Championship. The ongoing fifth Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy is Root’s 69th match for England in the WTC, and he has 6000 runs to his credit.

The right-handed batter is England's highest run-getter in Test cricket and has been in remarkable form over the past few years. Root, who got out for 29 runs in the first innings, needed 25 runs in the second innings to complete 6000 runs in the WTC, and he achieved the objective during the afternoon session of the fourth day’s play.

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Having been the most consistent batter in the format for a while now, Root is the all-time top run-getter in WTC history.

Most Runs In WTC History

Joe Root (ENG): 6003 runs in 69 matches

Steve Smith (AUS): 4278 runs in 55 matches

Marnus Labuschagne (AUS): 4225 runs in 53 matches

Ben Stokes (ENG): 3616 runs in 57 matches

Travis Head (AUS): 3300 runs in 52 matches

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In the WTC, as of now, Root has scored 1882* runs against the Indian team. The world No. 1 batter will be looking to produce another impactful effort on the fourth day of the Oval Test as England look to chase down the 374-run target. The hosts are currently 2-1 ahead in the five-match series.

In 20 Tests against India at home, Root has scored nine centuries. No other batter in the world has scored nine Test centuries at home against one single team.

If Root manages to score a century in The Oval Test as well, then he will become the first player in the world to score 24 Test centuries at home. As of now, he is tied level with Ricky Ponting, Jacques Kallis, and Mahela Jayawardene with 23 hundreds.

The century in the fifth Test will also help Root break Jack Hobbs' record of scoring 12 Test centuries against one team. During his playing days, Hobbs scored 12 Test centuries for England against Australia, and Root also has 12 centuries to his name against India in Tests.