ENG Vs IND: Joe Root scored a superb century in Lord’s Test, surpassed Rahul Dravid and Steve Smith

Delhi: England veteran batsman Joe Root scored a brilliant century in the third match of the five matches being played against India at Lord’s. This was the 37th of the Test career of the route and the 11th century against India, which he completed in 192 balls. With this, he has now reached fifth place in the list of batsmen who scored the most centuries in Test cricket.

The team overcome crisis

When England lost their second wicket for 44 runs, the root came to the crease. He completed the half -century in 102 balls while batting patiently. Root, along with Oli Pope, shared an important partnership of 109 runs for the third wicket. He completed his century in the first session of the second day and once again proved to be a troubleshooter of England.

Steve Smith and Rahul Dravid beaten in terms of century

Root surpassed Australian batsman Steve Smith (36 Test century) with this innings. He has now become the fifth batsman to score the most centuries in Test history. There is only Sachin Tendulkar (51), Jacques Kallis (45), Ricky Ponting (41) and Kumar Sangakkara (38) ahead of them. Apart from this, he has also left behind former India’s great batsman Rahul Dravid. The right hand batter has put 36 centuries.

7000 Test runs scored in England

Joe Root has also completed his 7,000 Test runs while playing in England. He has become the first batsman to achieve this feat. He touched the figure in 143 innings of 82 matches, in which he has a highest score of 22 centuries and 254. Alastair Cook (6,568 runs) is in second place in this list.

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