England fourth Test being played at Old Trafford in Manchester, England's star batsman Joe Root set a big record. Root surpassed Rahul Dravid and Jacques Kallis to become the third-highest run scorer in Test cricket.

Joe Root, during a superb innings of exactly 150 in the fourth Test against India at Old Trafford, went from fifth to second in the list of the highest run-scorers in Test cricket.

Ricky Ponting believes Joe Root has the potential to surpass Sachin Tendulkar as the leading Test run-scorer, lauding Root's recent achievement of becoming the second-highest run-getter. Ponting emphasised Root's remarkable form after turning 30 and his unaffected approach to personal milestones,

Jasprit Bumrah conceded over 100 runs for the first time in his career. His ineffective bowling in the 4th Test vs England led to criticism from Ricky Ponting.

Ricky Ponting backs Joe Root to overtake his Test tally in Manchester. (Photo Source: Twitter/X) Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes Joe Root is on track to surpass his Test run tally during Day 3 of the Manchester Test against India.

Ricky Ponting criticized India's bowling tactics on day two of the fourth Test against England, particularly the decision to give debutant Anshul Kamboj the new ball over Mohammed Siraj. He also questioned Jasprit Bumrah's end selection,

Ricky Ponting was heavily critical of Shubman Gill's captaincy on Day 2 of the Manchester Test. The former Australian skipper reckons that Gill has gotten it wrong tactically giving England a quick start in the first innings.

Joe Root overtakes Ricky Ponting to move to No. 2 on all-time chart of Test runs (Source: Getty Images) In yet another historic feat, Joe Root moved past Ricky Ponting to become the second-leading run-getter in Test cricket.

Ricky Ponting said the Indian team management must take a leaf out of the Bazball philosophy to support Sai Sudharsan, where skipper Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum have backed under-fire players like opener Zak Crawley and No.