Joe Root scored 12th century against India, Sangakkara in Test cricket and many records composed by leaving Ponting behind

Former England captain and star batsman Joe Root is in tremendous form these days. On Friday, 25 July, during the fourth Test against India at Old Trafford, Manchester, he made many big records. Root scored a brilliant century in this match, which is his 12th Test century against India. With this, he became the highest century batsman against India, while Steve Smith (11 centuries) now slipped to second place.

The highest century in Test against India (Top-5)

• 12* – Joe Root (62 innings)
• 11 – Steve Smith (46 innings)
• 8 – Gary Sobers (30 innings)
• 8 – Viv Richards (41 innings)
• 8 – Ricky Ponting (51 innings)

With this century of Root, his Test career has a total of 38 centuries. With this, he equaled former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara (38 centuries). Sangakkara achieved this position in 134 Tests, while Root touched the figure in 286 innings.

The highest century in Test history (Top-5)

• 51 – Sachin Tendulkar (329 innings)
• 45 – Jacques Kallis (280 innings)
• 41 – Ricky Ponting (287 innings)
• 38* – Joe Root (286 innings)
• 38 – Kumar Sangakkara (233 innings)

Not only this, Joe Root has completed a total of 50+ scores (38 centuries, 66 half -centuries) in Test cricket, except for Ricky Ponting (103), which is only less than Sachin Tendulkar (119 times) in this format.

Maximum 50+ score in Test (Top-5)

• 119 – Sachin Tendulkar
• 104* – Joe Root
• 103 – Ricky Ponting
• 103 – Jacques Kallis
• 99 – Rahul Dravid

With this century, Joe Root has finished second in the list of batsmen who scored the most runs in Test cricket, beating Ricky Ponting (13,378 runs). Now there are only Sachin Tendulkar (15,921 runs) ahead of him.

Most runs in Test cricket history (Top-5)

• 15,921 – Sachin Tendulkar (329 innings)
• 13,379* – Joe Root (286 innings)
• 13,378 – Ricky Ponting (287 innings)
• 13,289 – Jacques Kallis (280 innings)
• 13,288 – Rahul Dravid (286 innings)