Ex England captain Alastair Cook believes Joe Root, currently in top form, could get “very close” to Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 15,921 Test runs. Recently, Root surpassed Cook to become England’s leading run-scorer and century-maker, amassing 12,716 runs, making him the fifth-highest run-scorer in Test history. Cook expressed his excitement during a round-table interview after Root’s milestone.