2023-06-17 03:54:00
Sachin’s record will be weighed here ????, dominance that no one can even touch ????; Isn’t it the month of ‘Veranna’…
England superstar Joe Root scored another century in Test cricket. Root scored another century in the first match of the Ashes series at Edgbaston.
Root scored his 30th career century once morest Australia. The stalwart of the Fab Four is the second player to score the most centuries in the Test format among active cricketers. Root is just one century short of another Fab Four superstar, Steve Smith.
Just numbers will never do this man justice ????
Our Joe Root ????#EnglandCricket | #Ashes pic.twitter.com/aMt9k625Xg
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) June 16, 2023
At the end of England’s innings, Root scored 118 runs from 152 balls with seven fours and four sixes.
Root brought out a performance that evoked England’s style of attacking cricket. Root played many of his trademark shots once morest Aussie bowlers. With a reverse sweep and a ramp shot, the route provided a feast for the Edgbaston fans.
What more can we say regarding Joe Root? ????
All the boundaries from his 118* ???? pic.twitter.com/ERtJ4gftyd
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) June 16, 2023
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Always in awe of you @root66! ????
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— England Cricket (@englandcricket) June 16, 2023
Root has played 62 innings till 2021 and scored 3,299 runs at an average of 58.91. Nine half-centuries and 13 centuries will be included. 228 is the highest score.
The extent of the modern day great’s dominance is evident when you consider that no batsman has managed to score more than 2,000 runs or seven centuries during this period.
While Virat Kohli is likely to break Sachin Tendulkar’s hundred century record, Root is most likely to break the Test runs record.
At the age of 32, he crossed the mark of 11,000 runs. Root’s achievement came following he scored a half-century in the Test once morest Ireland. It is estimated that Sachin Tendulkar’s record will be broken by Root, who has cricket left for a long time.
Root has currently scored 11,122 runs at an average of 50.78 from 131 matches. 30 century and 58 century will be included in this.
Players who have scored the most runs in Tests
(In order of Player – Country – Runs)
Sachin Tendulkar – India – 15,921
Ricky Ponting – Australia – 13,378
Jacques Kallis – South Africa – 13,289
Rahul Dravid – India – 13,288
Alastair Cook – England -12,472
Kumar Sangakkara – Sri Lanka – 12,400
Brian Lara – West Indies – 11,953
Shivnarine Chandrapaul – West Indies – 11,867
Mahela Jayawardene – Sri Lanka – 11,814
Sir Alan Border – Australia – 11,174
Joe Root – England – 11,122
Root is the only active cricketer in the top 15 of the run chasers list.
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