Star England batter Joe Root achieved a remarkable feat as he went past Alastair Cook to become the leading run-getter for the Three Lions in Test cricket

Root achieved the feat during the first Test match between England and Pakistan on day three in Multan. He surpassed Cook's record when he reached the 71-run mark at the Multan Cricket Ground

Root has now scored 12473 runs in the long format for England. Meanwhile, Alastair Cook had 12472 runs for the Three Lions in Test cricket

Legendary batter Sachin Tendulkar holds the record of the most run-getter in Test cricket with 15921 runs. Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting stands in second place on the chart with 13378 runs

Root made his Test debut against India in 2012. Following that he has appeared in 146 Test matches and 267 innings and scored 12473 runs at a strike rate of 56.93 and an average of 50.62. In the long format, Root has smashed 34 centuries and 5 double hundreds