Joe Root is still dazzling the cricket world in the current Test series between England and India. The 34-year-old Yorkshire batter from England has been on a roll and breaking record after record. Following his record hundred in the fourth Test at Old Trafford, when he hammered 150 runs, Root added more records to his name in the fifth Test being hosted at The Oval. Root Surpasses Tendulkar in Home Runs During the first innings of the Oval Test, Root batted at No. 4 and made 29 runs off 45 balls. Although the score was not big, he still broke a few significant records. In his innings, Root reached over 22 runs, which pushed his overall Test runs in England to 7217. With that, he surpassed the great Sachin Tendulkar, who had scored 7126 runs in India. Now, just Ricky Ponting has made more Test runs in a nation than Joe Root. The ex-Australian skipper scored 7578 runs against Australia in 92 Tests. Root's recent record indicates the consistency he has ensured for England, particularly in domestic conditions. Player Country Venue Matches Runs Ricky Ponting Australia Australia 92 7578 Joe Root England England 84* 7224 Sachin Tendulkar India India 94 7216 Mahela Jayawardene Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 81 7167 Jacques Kallis South Africa South Africa 88 7035 Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 75 6830 Alastair Cook England England 89 6568 Brian Lara West Indies West Indies 65 6217 Shivnarine Chanderpaul West Indies West Indies 81 6187 Also Read | Watch: Heated Exchange Between Joe Root and Prasidh Krishna Sparks Drama First Batter to Score 2000 Runs vs India in One Country That's not all. Joe Root also became the first batter in history to reach 2000 Test runs against India in a single country. He achieved this milestone in his time at the crease in the first innings. No other cricketer has done this previously. Player Country Matches Runs Venue Joe Root England 20* 2006 England Ricky Ponting Australia 15 1893 Australia Shivnarine Chanderpaul West Indies 17 1547 West Indies Zaheer Abbas Pakistan 11 1427 Pakistan Steve Smith Australia 13 1396 Australia Clive Lloyd West Indies 14 1359 India Javed Miandad Pakistan 15 1280 Pakistan Joe Root England 15 1272 India Alastair Cook England 13 1235 India Alastair Cook England 17 1196 England But Root couldn't continue and make a huge score. Mohammed Siraj dismissed him LBW on the final ball of the 33rd over. Root opted for the review, but the DRS indicated that the ball was hitting the stumps and the decision remained. Despite a brief sojourn at the crease, Joe Root demonstrated once again why he is considered among the greatest Test batsmen of the world. His statistics are testaments to his enduring success in the sport.