IND vs Eng: Joe Root broke Rahul Dravid’s record, now in tests from the top 5 century scorers. Cricket news
New Delhi: Joe Root should have a restless night at Lord’s after finishing the day of 1 of the third Test against India, but when he returned to the crease in the morning sun, Jasprit Bumrah prepared to get ready in the steam, not wasted England at that time. Away from the first ball of the day, Root directed Bumrah to a crisp border to bring its 37th Test century – a moment that sent the Lord’s crowd to the raptors, in which “Rooooooooooooooooooot” was chanting unilaterally.This is the remarkable run of the route at the house of century cricket. His last three Test scores at Lord’s no longer read 143, 103, and 100 – he was made only the third batsman in history, with three consecutive centuries in Venue, with Legend Jack Hobbes (1912–26) and Michael Vaughan (2004–05).Root also strengthened his record against India, reached his 11th Test Handeya against him-the most joint against India with Steve Smith of Australia. It took 60 innings to reach this mark, while Smith did so in just 46.In doing so, Root entered the Elite Company in the all-time list of testing centenary-makers.
His 37th ton pushes him into the past Rahul Dravid And Steve Smith (both with 36), and in the top five:Sachin Tendulkar – 51Jacques Kalis – 45Ricky Ponting – 41Kumar Sangakkara – 38Joe Root – 37
