Since the turn of this decade, Joe Root has been taking bigger strides in international cricket. He is quite firm on leaving a lasting impression as he is going through his peak, especially in Test cricket.
Thanks to Root’s astronomical rise in red-ball cricket, many are expecting him to catch up with Sachin Tendulkar’s stats. When the England batter entered cricket, Tendulkar was already a legend of the game.
Tendulkar’s legendary status will remain as solid as ever, though Root is inching closer to challenging the Indian batter’s records.
On that note, let’s see how Joe Root and Sachin Tendulkar stack up against each other in all formats of cricket.
Joe Root vs Sachin Tendulkar: All Format Stats Comparison
| Player | Matches | Runs | Average | High Score | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Root* | 354 | 20301 | 48.91 | 262 | 52 | 108 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 664 | 34357 | 48.52 | 248* | 100 | 164 |
Sachin Tendulkar clears Joe Root by more than 14000 runs across formats. The former England captain has a lot of ground to catch up before he overtakes the Master Blaster’s run tally.
Root has recently surpassed the barrier of 20000 international runs while scoring almost half of Tendulkar’s centuries. Looking at his excellent form, the right-hander will easily add 3000 to 4000 runs in the next three to four years.
Root, though, has a slightly better career average than Tendulkar, scoring almost 49 runs on average per innings. Root may not be able to surpass Tendulkar’s tally, but he has already established himself as England’s leading run-getter across formats. He is also the only England batter to smash 50+ hundreds and 100+ fifties in three formats.
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Joe Root vs Sachin Tendulkar: Test Stats Comparison
| Player | Matches | Runs | Average | High Score | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Root* | 151 | 12886 | 50.93 | 262 | 36 | 64 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 200 | 15921 | 53.78 | 248* | 51 | 68 |
This is one format where Root has the potential to steal the top spot from Tendulkar on the run chart. The English top-order batter needs about 4000 more runs to go past the former Indian batter’s Test tally.
Tendulkar donned the Indian cap in 200 Tests, scoring 15921 runs and 51 centuries. Root is also inching closer to 40 Test hundreds and looks to go one up to the former’s tally. He is also well within Tendulkar’s Test fifties landmark, needing five to overtake him.
However, Tendulkar’s Test batting average is better than Root’s, ending his career with an average of 53.78. Root may get closer to that mark if he continues to add more caps to his 151 appearances and score runs consistently.
Joe Root vs Sachin Tendulkar: ODI Stats Comparison
| Player | Matches | Runs | Average | High Score | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Root* | 171 | 6522 | 47.60 | 133* | 16 | 39 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 463 | 18426 | 44.83 | 200* | 49 | 96 |
Tendulkar’s record in ODIs will remain pretty safe. Root trails the Mumbai batter by almost 12000 runs, which is almost double that of his current tally.
Sachin’s run-tally is massive, though Root has a better average than him. The England batter averages close to 48 after 171 games, while Tendulkar finished with an average of 44.83.
Tendulkar’s ODI centuries count will also be out of reach of Root, who has hammered 16 triple-digit figures for England. Both batters have got a significant number of fifties but failed to convert them into big scores on many occasions.
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Joe Root vs Sachin Tendulkar: T20I Stats
| Player | Matches | Runs | Average | High Score | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Root* | 32 | 893 | 35.72 | 90* | 0 | 5 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Both batters couldn’t transfer their batting success in T20Is, though Tendulkar played only a single game for India. Even if we completely take out Tendulkar’s stats, Root hasn’t been a clean striker of the ball in the shortest format.
Barring a few innings, the English batter couldn’t deliver impactful performances in T20Is. Plus, his sporadic appearances in T20Is for England didn’t help his cause either.
Root last featured in a T20I game back in 2019 and now looks steadfast to prolong his Test career where he has a real chance to break and set some records.
