Manchester, July 25 -- England batter Joe Root overtook legendary Jacques Kallis and Rahul Dravid to become the third-highest run-getter in the history of Test cricket.

Root achieved this upward movement in the charts during the fourth Test against India on the third day. At the end of first session, Root was unbeaten at 63 in 115 balls, with eight fours.

Now, in 157 Tests, Root has 13,322 runs at an average of 51.04, with 37 centuries and 67 fifties in 286 innings. His best score is 262. He has overtaken South African legend Kallis (13,289 runs in 166 matches with 45 centuries) and Indian icon Dravid (13,288 in 164 matches with 36 centuries).

Scoring 57 more runs will help him overtake legendary Aussie icon Ricky Ponting (13,378 runs ...