England captain Joe Root became the quickest batsman to 6,000 Test runs in terms of time from his debut when he reached the landmark on the first day of the series opener against India at Edgbaston on Wednesday (August 1).

A streaky four off spinner Ravichandran Ashwin saw the 27-year-old Root, in his 127th Test innings, to the 40 runs he had needed to reach 6,000.

It had taken Root five years and 231 days to reach the milestone, 108 days quicker than his team-mate Alastair Cook.

England took lunch at 83-1, with Cook the only casualty for 13 to a superb turning delivery from Ravi Ashwin that dislodged his off-stump bail.

But India struck further post-lunch blows with Keaton Jennings’ resistance ending on 42, the opener unluckily seeing a ball from Mohammed Shami rolling back on to his stump.

Dawid Malan had survived a leg before review before a similar appeal from Shami was upheld with him on eight and England were 112-3.

Source: Express Tribune, Sports360

BDST: 2142 HRS, AUG 2, 2018
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