Delhi: England’s legendary batsman Joe Root has left four greats behind by scoring a brilliant century in the first match of the three-match Test series being played against Pakistan in Multan. The right-handed batsman has left behind India’s Sunil Gavaskar, West Indies’ Brian Lara, Pakistan’s Younis Khan and Sri Lanka’s Mahela Jayawardene in the list of those who have scored most centuries in the red-ball format. All of them have scored 34-34 centuries in their respective Test careers, while this is Root’s 35th century.
Joe Root did a big feat in the ICC World Test Championship, became the first batsman to do so
Most centuries in test cricket:
51 – Sachin Tendulkar
45 – Jacques Kallis
41 – Ricky Ponting
38 – Kumar Sangakkara
36 – Rahul Dravid
35 – Joe Root*
34 – Sunil Gavaskar / Brian Lara / Mahela Jayawardene / Younis Khan
The great player of the English team completed his century in 167 balls, in which he hit 7 fours. With this, Root (12,510) made many more big records in his name. He left behind former captain Alastair Cook (12,472) in terms of scoring the most runs for England.
Not only this, Joe Root has created history by becoming the first and only batsman to score 5000 runs in the World Test Championship (WTC). Since the beginning of WTC in 2019, Root has scored the most runs.
This right-handed batsman has added more than 5000 runs in 107 innings of 59 matches, in which his average was 51.46 and strike rate was 59.11. During this period, he has also scored 16 centuries and 20 half-centuries, which shows his excellent form and consistency.
Till the time of writing this news, England’s score was 326 for 3 wickets. Root was batting on 103* and Harry Brook on 55*. Earlier, Pakistan had scored 556 runs in its first innings. The visiting team is still 228 runs behind.
FAQ
Joe Root is a player of which team?
In the first match of this series, England’s legendary batsman Joe Root has a chance to achieve a big achievement.
Joe Root by which record has made,
After scoring 27 runs, he became the first player in the world to score 5000 runs in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC).