Whenever there is talk of great batsmen in the longer format of cricket i.e. Test cricket, the names of India's 'God of Cricket' Sachin Tendulkar and England's modern era's legendary batsman Joe Root come at the top. As Joe Root is crossing the milestones of his career, he is being compared directly to the historical records of Sachin Tendulkar. There is always a question in the minds of cricket lovers that when both the players faced the same stage of their career i.e. 305 innings, then what were their statistics and whose performance was more effective?

Sachin Tendulkar's statistics after 305 innings

Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar had created awe in the minds of bowlers around the world with his batting during his illustrious Test career. If we talk about the statistics of his first 305 innings, his bat was scoring runs heavily. Upon reaching this milestone, Sachin Tendulkar had more than 15,288 runs in his name in the Test format. He scored runs in these innings at an excellent average of around 56. By this stage, more than 51 centuries and countless half-centuries had been registered in his name, which is enough to prove how aggressive and consistently performing a batsman Sachin was in his prime time.

Joe Root's current performance and the run machine's journey

On the other hand, England's star batsman and former captain Joe Root has also scored a lot of runs in Test cricket. Joe Root has set a new dimension of consistency during his journey of 305 innings. Although his total number of runs and centuries is slightly different from that of Sachin Tendulkar, the way Root has scored runs against the difficult pitches and challenging bowling attacks of the modern era has impressed everyone. Joe Root has crossed the historical figure of more than 14,000 runs in Test cricket and his batting average has also been around 50, which is considered to be the best among the batsmen of the current generation.

Thrilling contest of centuries and half-centuries

In this battle of records, Sachin Tendulkar seems to have the upper hand in terms of centuries, because Sachin had scored a mountain of centuries by scoring centuries in his initial phase. However, Joe Root has recently equaled many big records of Sachin Tendulkar in terms of scoring half-centuries. Root has so far scored more than 41 centuries and close to 68 half-centuries in Test cricket. These figures testify that Joe Root is adept at playing long innings by staying at the crease and has proved to be the biggest trouble-shooter for the English team which is going through a bad phase.

Difference of era and conditions: who is superior to whom?

Experts believe that while making a direct comparison between Sachin Tendulkar and Joe Root, the playing era of both should also be kept in mind. Sachin batted at a time when pitches around the world were dominated by excellent spinners and dangerous fast bowlers, yet his average overseas was unmatched. At the same time, Joe Root has played cricket in an era where the fast pace, swing and difficult pitches of modern cricket have been the biggest challenges for the batsmen. Despite this, Root has scored runs in every situation. The conclusion is that Sachin is ahead in terms of runs, but Root's consistency amidst the difficult challenges of modern cricket does not allow him to be underestimated in any way.