On the morning of Day 2 of the third Test against the West Indies at Edgbaston, star England batter Joe Root overtook West Indian great Brian Lara to become the seventh-highest run scorer in Test cricket history.

He is now trailing Kumar Sangakkara, Alastair Cook, Jacques Kallis, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, and Ricky Ponting.

In his incredible Test career, Root had already scored 11940 runs before his innings today. He surpassed Brian Lara’s 11953 runs in the match.  In his 261th innings, the 33-year-old reached the milestone. As of right now, his Test average is above fifty. He has hit 63 fifties and 32 hundreds.

In the course of his innings, Root also passed the 12000-run mark, making history as the seventh batter and, after Alastair Cook, the second English player to do so.

Root took some time to get going despite being undefeated on 2* at stumps on Day 1. He achieved another noteworthy milestone in his remarkable career when he skillfully nudged a delivery from Jayden Seales in the 14th over of England's first innings, surpassing Lara's total.

On Day 2, records continued to fall, with Root leading the way once more. He surpassed Cook's record of 869 runs at Edgbaston to take the lead in runs scored in Test matches at the storied location. This accomplishment was accomplished by Root in the 21st over of the day.