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

England captain Joe Root scored 335 runs in 11 innings during the English Test summer, taking his career tally to 14,278. Root now needs 1,644 more runs to surpass Sachin Tendulkar and become Test cricket’s all-time leading run-scorer. Tendulkar retired with 15,921 runs in 200 Tests. Root recently became the third-most capped Test cricketer, having played 169 matches for England.