London, July 30 -- England batter Joe Root will be aiming to continue his fine run of form during the fifth and final Test against India at The Oval in London starting from Thursday onwards, as he continues to pursue the record of most Test runs, which is currently held by Indian icon Sachin Tendulkar.

The last Test at Manchester's Old Trafford was one to remember for Root, the batter. Not only did he put his team in a commanding position with a 248-ball 150, consisting of 14 fours, but he also surpassed legends like Rahul Dravid, Jacques Kallis and Ricky Ponting to become the second-highest Test run-getter, with Sachin still at the top with 15,921 runs in 200 Tests with 51 centuries.

Currently in Tests, Root has scored 13,409 runs in 1...