Ben Stokes backs Joe Root to challenge Sachin Tendulkar's most Test runs record

New Delhi [India], October 9 (ANI): England Test captain Ben Stokes has expressed confidence in Joe Root's potential to challenge Sachin Tendulkar's record for the most runs in Test cricket.

Root recently surpassed Alastair Cook to become England's highest run-scorer in Tests during the third day of the first Test against Pakistan in Multan.

He reached this milestone with a classic on-drive, overtaking Cook's tally of 12,