Joe Root Nears Tendulkar's Test Records After 41st Century

• Joe Root scored his 41st Test century (160 runs) in the final Ashes Test at SCG.
• He equaled Ricky Ponting's record of 41 Test centuries, now joint-third all-time.
• Root is 1,984 runs behind Sachin Tendulkar's record of 15,921 Test runs.
• He needs 10 more centuries to equal Tendulkar's 51 Test hundreds.
• At 35, Root has a chance to surpass Tendulkar's run record, but matching centuries will be challenging.

Why It Matters: Root's 41st century brings him closer to Sachin Tendulkar's Test records, with runs more attainable than centuries.