Last Update on: August 24th, 2021 at 03:07 pm
1. Joe Root- 1277

Joe Root steals the top spot in this list. The England Test skipper is the highest run-getter in Test cricket in 2021 so far. The right-handed batsman has piled up 1277 runs in 20 innings in 2021, registering a batting average of 67.21.
Root has also smashed 5 tons and 1 fifty this year, of which the highest knock was a double century of 228 runs. With more than 1000 runs on this list, Root is far ahead of other players in piling Test runs in 2021.
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