Joe Root broke this big record of Ponting, Kallis and Jayawardene by scoring 39th century in Test cricket
Joe Root Records: Joe Root has once again achieved a historic achievement by proving his class in Test cricket. This experienced England batsman has made a big jump in the record book with great batting in the current series against India. This performance of Root has not only been important for the team, but once again he has also made a special record, leaving behind some veterans.
England star batsman Joe Root scored 105 runs in 152 balls, playing a big innings once again in England’s second innings on the fourth day of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy being played against India. During this, 12 fours came out of his bat. This century of Root was the 39th of his Test career and the 24th Test century on England’s domestic land, leaving behind veterans like Ricky Ponting, Jacks Kallis and Mahela Jayawardene, who had 23–23 domestic Test centuries. Joe Root (24 centuries, England) has now become the batsman to score the highest century on domestic land in Test cricket.
Not only this, Root also broke another old record of Jack Hobbes for England. Hobbes scored 12 Test centuries against Australia, while Root has now completed 13 centuries against India. That is, Root has now become the batsman to score the most centuries against any one country for England.
The root on domestic land against India is something else. He has scored 10 centuries in 20 Tests, so far no other batsman has been able to do this in the world. Earlier, no one has scored more than 8 centuries against the same team at his home.
Along with this, the Root has also become the first batsman to complete 6000 runs in the World Test Championship. And the most special thing he has become the first player to score 500+ runs for the third time in one Test series against India. Earlier, only six batsmen were able to do this feat against India only twice.
On the go, also know that along with scoring his 39th century in route Test cricket, he has left Kumar Sangakkara behind in terms of scoring the most centuries in Test cricket, who had 38 centuries in the Test. Root has now come in fourth place in this case.
Batsmen scoring the most centuries in Test cricket:
- 51 – Sachin Tendulkar (India)
- 45 – Jack Kallis (South Africa)
- 41 – Ricky Ponting (Australia)
- 39 – Joe Root (England)*
- 38 – Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
