Shouted but fulfilled! Root was stumped for the first time after scoring 11168 runs in Test cricket, but…

The first Test match of the Ashes series 2023 is being played between England and Australia. The match is being played at the Edgbaston ground in Birmingham. England’s legendary batsman Joe Root was dismissed for the first time in a Test in this match. However, despite this, he has achieved a special feat. He also surpassed legends like Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli. Let’s know about his record…

Joe Root takes wicket for the first time in a Test
England’s legendary batsman Joe Root was dismissed in the second innings against Australia. This was the first time Root was dismissed in his Test cricket career. In fact, Root has 11168 runs to his name. Root reached second place with 11168 runs before being dismissed for the first time in Tests. Former West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul tops the list of batsmen who scored the most runs before being dismissed for the first time in Tests. When Chanderpaul was dismissed for the first time in a Test, he had 11414 runs to his name.

Sachin-Virat haunted
Former South African batsman Graeme Smith is on the third position in this list. He scored 8800 runs in Test cricket before being dismissed for the first time. Also, Virat Kohli is fourth in the list and scored 8195 runs before being dismissed for the first time in Tests. Interestingly, Sachin Tendulkar, who scored the most runs in Tests with 15921, is fifth in this list. Sachin had scored 7419 runs before being dismissed for the first time in Tests.

Nathan Lyon is the first bowler
On the other hand, Australia’s veteran spinner Nathan Lyon dismissed Joe Root by Alex Carey. Thus, Lion became the first bowler to dismiss Root in Tests. Before that, no bowler had dismissed Root in Tests. If we talk about Root’s innings in the match, he scored 118 not out in the first innings. However, he could not maintain this form in the second innings. He could only score 46 runs. (cricketer joe root first stump out in test format nathan lyon aus vs eng ashes)

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