Joe Root showcased remarkable composure, scoring his sixth double century in Test cricket, surpassing legends like Rahul Dravid, Alastair Cook, and Graeme Smith. Root's sixth double-century achievement joins an elite roster with names such as Sachin Tendulkar,

As mentioned, this was Root's sixth double-century in Tests. Wally Hammond (7) is the only Englishman to have accomplished this mark more times. Root's tally of 35 Test tons is also the most for an England player. He also went past legends Younis Khan, Sunil Gavaskar, Brian Lara, and Mahela Jayawardene, each of whom has 34 tons.

Batting records were sent tumbling as Joe Root and Harry Brook's mammoth knocks took England to a scarcely believable score of 823/7 in their first innings of the first Test against Pakistan in Multan.