Michael Vaughan feels this England batsman can overtake Sachin Tendulkar

Englands stalwart batsman Joe Root continues to showcase his prowess and former captain Michael Vaughan thinks that he can become the leading runscorer in the longest format of the game by overtaking legendary batsman Sachin TendulkarRecently Joe Root registered his 32nd Test century and moved up to eighth spot with 11940 runs Root is just 13 runs shy from overtaking Brian Lara To go past Sachin Tendulkars tally of 15921 runs Root is now left with less than 4000 runsMichael Vaughan wants Joe Root to overtake Alastair Cooks tally of 12472 runs and become Englands leading runscorer when the Three Lions will lock horns with Pakistan and New ZealandJoe Root will become Englands leading runscorer in the next few months and is so special that he really could overtake Sachin Tendulkar eventually Vaughan wrote of the worlds number two ranked Test batter in The Telegraph as quoted by the ICCAs the rock Root is obviously key to that and I love that he kept the reversescoop in the locker until he was past 100 in the second Test against the West Indies and Englands lead was massiveAlso ReadCricket is like a god says Team India captain Harmanpreet Kaur Against an attack like the West Indies in these conditions you expect him to get a century He missed out in the first inning but was so determined to put it right in the second He was never going to make the same mistakes he concluded about RootRoot is not the only England batter to have impressed Michael Vaughan in recent times with the exploits of young gun Harry Brook also catching the eye of the respected commentator and Asheswinning skipperBrook scored his fifth Test century when he amassed 109 in the second innings against the West Indies at Trent Bridge and Vaughan was suitably captivated This was Brooks fifth Test century and the first one in front of his home crowd in the UKThen there is Harry Brook who is going to provide spectators with so many I was there moments in the next few years He will play innings and shots that just make you go wow I have seen players with time but I am not sure I have seen anyone with that much time to play aggressive shots looking very easy Vaughan addedThe hosts wrapped up the seriesclinching triumph late on the fourth day with spinner Shoaib Bashir 541 claiming the third fivewicket haul of his career to help England dismiss the West Indies for 143 in pursuit of 385 for victoryEngland is now leading the series by 20 against West Indies Ben Stokesled England now has a chance to white wash the series against the Caribbeans when they will face each other in third test match In the second Test the West Indies won the toss and opted to bowl firstEngland delivered a fine batting performance powered by Ollie Popes sixth Test ton 121 in 167 balls with 15 fours and a six and fine halfcenturies from Ben Duckett 71 in 59 balls with 14 fours and skipper Ben Stokes 69 in 104 balls with eight fours England made 41610 in 883 oversAlzarri Joseph 398 was the pick of the bowlers for WI Jayden Seales Kavem Hodge Kevin Sinclair took two wickets while Shamar Joseph got one wicketIn their first inning WI was struggling at 843 staring at yet another potential big lossHowever Alick Athanaze 82 in 99 balls with 10 fours and a six and Kavem Hodge 120 in 171 balls with 19 fours pulled out a brilliant counterattacking partnership of 175 runs Later on wicketkeeperbatter Joshua da Silva 82 in 122 balls with 10 fours and three sixes pulled off an impressive 71run partnership for the tenth wicket along with Shamar Joseph 33 in 27 balls with five fours and two sixes which helped WI breach Englands first innings score and take a 41run lead WI was bundled out for 457 runs in 1115 oversChris Woakes 484 was the top wickettaker for England Young pacer Gus Atkinson and spinner Shoaib Bashir also took two wickets each while skipper Ben Stokes and Mark Wood got oneIn their second inning England responded to West Indies fightback with vigour and loads of runs While Ben Duckett 76 in 92 balls with 11 fours and Ollie Pope 51 in 67 balls with six fours scored fifties Root 122 and Harry Brook 109 in 132 balls with 13 fours scored big centuries to take England to 42510 in 922 overs setting the West Indies a target of 385 runs to winSeales 497 was the leading wickettaker for West Indies in the second innings with Alzarri also getting two scalps Shamar Sinclair and Holder got a wicket eachWith ANI Inputs