Star batter Kane Williamson on Tuesday etched his name in the record book as he became the first New Zealand cricketer to score 9,000 Test runs. He achieved this during the first Test match against England in Christchurch.
On the other hand, Brook's statistics in Tests are astonishing. In 22 Tests since his debut in 2022, he has made 2,063 runs at an average of 60.67 and a strike rate of 87.26. He has made seven centuries and nine fifties in 36 innings, with his best score being 317.
The exclusive club features batting legends, including Garfield Sobers (1,193 Test runs in 1958), Graeme Smith (1,198 Test runs in 2003), AB de Villiers (1,008 Test runs in 2005) and Alastair Cook (1,013 Test runs in 2006).
During the first innings of the Pune Test, Virat was dismissed for a poor nine-ball one-run knock. He missed a low full toss delivered by spinner Mitchell Santner and played the wrong line as the ball sneaked under his bat and crashed into his stumps.
Bowling sensation James Anderson feels Harry Brook has all the "attributes" to become England's leading Test run-scorer by surpassing the iconic duo of Joe Root and Kevin Pietersen.
England Test captain Ben Stokes has expressed confidence in Joe Root's potential to challenge Sachin Tendulkar's record for the most runs in Test cricket.
Sri Lanka left-hand batter Kamindu Mendis equalled the record of legendary Australian batter Don Bradman on Friday as he completed 1000 Test runs in just 13 innings.
In both the innings played by India, the 'Hitman' could not continue his fine run of form across all the formats, scoring only six and five, respectively. This is only his fourth instance of not being able to score in double digits in both innings of a Test.