With 13,543 Test runs, Joe Root is only behind Sachin Tendulkar's 15,921 runs in the tally for the most Test runs. Former England spinner Monty Panesar believes that Joe Root can break Sachin Tendulkar’s record. Panesar remarked, "He’ll (Joe Root) break it, and he’ll go past it. I think he’ll end up scoring 18,000 Test runs."