Joe Root made history when he became England’s top Test century-maker. Root made his 34th Test hundred on the third day of the second Test at Lord’s against Sri Lanka. This beat the mark that England had previously held by Alastair Cook, who had 33 centuries in his career.
Root got 143 runs in the first innings of the game, which was very good. With this achievement, he tied Cook’s record. Root didn’t stop there, though. During England’s second turn, he scored 103 more runs. He hit his hundred when he cut Lahiru Kumara’s ball and sent it over the fence for his tenth four. Cook got to his high score of 161 games, while Root got his in 145 Test matches.
Root made history with his seventh century at Lord’s, making it the most ever in a Test match at the “Home of Cricket.” He used to share this record with Graham Gooch and Michael Vaughan, two great English players who each got six centuries at Lord’s.
Root also joined a small group of very good bowlers who have scored hundreds in both innings of a Test at Lord’s. He was the fourth player after George Headley (1939), Graham Gooch (1990), and Michael Vaughan (2004) to do this.
Root is now tied for sixth place on the all-time list of Test century-makers with this score. Some of the best players in the game, like Younis Khan, Sunil Gavaskar, Brian Lara, and Mahela Jayawardene, now share this spot with him. Indian Sachin Tendulkar, who has an amazing 51 Test tonnes, is at the top of the list.
Even though he is 33 years old, Joe Root is still playing, and the records he breaks keep growing. Root’s efforts for the team have made him one of the best bowlers in England. He has made more centuries than any other player.
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