India, July 26 -- Joe Root has had a remarkable last four years in Tests. The right-handed batter has scored 21 hundreds over the course of the last four years, and as a result, he is now inching towards Sachin Tendulkar's long-standing record of most Test runs. The former England captain scored 150 against India on Day 3 of the Manchester Test, becoming the second-highest run-scorer in the longest format. In one single innings, Root went past Rahul Dravid, Jacques Kallis and Ricky Ponting.

Root, who now has more than 13,000 runs in Tests, helped England consolidate their position in the fourth Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy as the hosts extended their lead to 186 by stumps on Day 3.

Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar has now p...