Watson: Root is going to finish on top amongst ‘Fab 4’
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Former Australian all-rounder Shane Watson believes England batsman Joe Root will conclude his Test career with more runs than the 'Fab 4' - Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, and Kane Williamson.
He also projected that by the end of his career, Root will be very close to Sachin Tendulkar's Test record and that he would possibly surpass him.
Root made headlines recently with his match-winning century against New Zealand in the Lord’s Test.
On The ICC Review, Watson was asked how far the England great can go in terms of becoming the leading run-getter to which he replied, “He’s as good as anyone to be able to get as close as he can. For sure, he’s got a lot of great cricket in front of him, so I think he is going to get very close.
“Just by seeing where Joe Root is right now, he is the youngest one with Kane Williamson, who is 31 as well. Those two have still got a fair way to go. I think Joe Root is going to finish on top. For the other guys, it depends on how much cricket they continue to play. They’ve still got a lot of cricket left in them.”
Root has scored 10015 runs in 118 Tests for England, averaging 49.57 runs per innings. Smith has 8010 runs from 85 matches, whereas Kohli has 8043 runs from 101 Tests. Meanwhile, New Zealand captain Williamson has 7289 runs in 87 Tests.
