Joe Root has created history in the grounds of Lord’s. (Photo -Gareth Copley – ECB/ECB Via Getty Images)
Former England captain Joe Root scored a brilliant century against India in Lord’s Test match. He completed his century in 192 balls. This is the eighth century of the route in this ground. On the first day of this Test match, Joe Root became the first batsman in the world to complete 3000 runs in the Test against India. He has achieved this position by leaving behind former Australian captain Ricky Ponting. Apart from this, he has equaled a record of Sachin Tendulkar by scoring a century in Lord’s. Apart from this, he has reached the top 5 in the list of batsmen who scored the most centuries in Test cricket.
Sachin Tendulkar equals
Joe Root has equaled Sachin Tendulkar in the case of scoring the most centuries against a country by scoring a century in the Lord’s ground. Sachin Tendulkar has scored 11 centuries against Australia in 74 innings of 39 Test matches. Apart from this, former Australia captain Steve Smith has scored 11 centuries in 46 innings of 24 matches. He has done this feat against India, while Joe Root has achieved this position in 60 innings of 33 matches against India. At the top of this list is Don Bradman, who scored 19 centuries against England in 63 innings of 37 matches.
These players left behind
Joe Root has scored 37 centuries in 156 matches. In this way, he has scored 55 centuries in international cricket. Along with this, he has equaled former South African player Hashim Amla. Amla has scored 55 centuries in international cricket. Apart from this, Joe has reached the top 5 in the list of batsmen who have scored the most centuries in root Test cricket. In this case, he has left behind former Indian captain Rahul Dravid and Australian batsman Steve Smith. Rahul Dravid and Steve Smith have scored 36 centuries in Test cricket.
This record made in Lord’s
Joe Root has scored his 8th century in Lord’s. He has scored 8 centuries and 7 half -centuries in 41 innings on this ground. His highest score on this ground is 200 runs.
