India, July 25 -- Taking giant steps towards all-time greatness, Joe Root on Friday became the third-highest run getter in the history of Test cricket. In the first session of Day 3 of the fourth Test against India at Old Trafford in Manchester, Root took a single off Mohammed Siraj's delivery outside the stump to go past legendary South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis. This was after he had taken another single off Jasprit Bumrah in the previous over to beat Indian great Rahul Dravid.

Between the 57th and 58th over of England's first innings, Root toppled Dravid and Kallis to place himself firmly at third place in the all-time highest run scorers list. Root got a standing ovation from the crowd who got to know about Root's achievemen...