Top 5 youngest to 10,000 Test runs

Former England skipper Joe Root becomes the joint-youngest to reach the 10,000 Test runs mark against New Zealand on Sunday at Lord's. Meanwhile, he also becomes the only second player from England to feature on the elite list of 10,000 runs in Test cricket.

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Root equals the record of Sir Alastair Cook, who reached the milestone at the same age as like Root. The second youngest on this list is no other than Cricketing GOD Sachin Tendulkar, who had reached the milestone at the age of 31 years and 326 days.

Now, let's take a look at the top 5 youngest players to reach the 10,000 Test runs.

Top 5 youngest to 10,000 Test runs

Sir Alastair Cook - 31y & 157d
Joe Root* - 31y & 157d
Sachin Tendulkar - 31y & 326d
Jacques Kallis - 33y & 134d
Ricky Ponting - 33y & 163d

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N.B: Last Updated on 05/06/2022.