How many runs does Joe Root need to break Sachin Tendulkar's record in Test cricket?

England stand-in captain Joe Root scored 46 and 77 in the second Test against New Zealand at The Oval, taking his tally to 14,075 runs. He became the second batter after Sachin Tendulkar to reach 14,000 Test runs. Root now needs 1,847 more runs to overtake Sachin's all-time record of 15,921 runs.