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Joe Root achieves what no batter has done in 147 years of Test cricket, becomes first batter to score 2,000 fourth-innings runs

Joe Root has etched his name into the record books by accomplishing a feat unprecedented across 147 years of Test cricket history. The star cricketer reached a historic milestone by accumulating 2,000 runs in the fourth innings of the longest format.

With this achievement, Root stands alone as the solitary batter ever to reach the 2,000-run threshold in Test matches' final batting period.