Joe Root Notches Up 33rd Test Ton, Surpasses THESE Modern Greats During England Vs Sri Lanka

Joe Root Century: The Modern Day Great goes past THESE legends in number of Test centuries. Here are the details. Read below.

Joe Root has now gone level with Sir Alastair Cook for most number of Test tons for England (33)

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Joe Root Century: England legend Joe Root has notched up his 33rd Test international ton during the England Vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test match at Lord's Cricket Ground on Thursday, August 29. The 33-year-old achieved the feat by smashing Prabath Jayasuriya for a boundary, and whole crowd at the iconic Lord's Cricket Ground acknowledged the greatness of Joe Root by chanting "Rooooooo.....ttttt", and the chant echoed throughout the stadium.

Watch Joe Root notch up his ton with a boundary:

He made us wait for it, but the moment Joe Root and the whole of Lord's was waiting for 🤩💯 pic.twitter.com/6CnDVJ89tD

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) August 29, 2024

With his century, Joe Root has now more Test tons than Modern Era Greats Steve Smith and Kane Williamson, and also, with the attainment of this feat, the English great surpasses Rohit Sharma for number of international centuries across all formats.

Here's the list of 'active' players with most international tons:

• Virat Kohli: 80
• Joe Root: 49
• Rohit Sharma: 48

Joe Root Equals Sir Alastair Cook For Number Of Test Tons, Stands One Shy Of THIS Indian Legend

Joe Root is now the joint-most Test international tons getter for England alongside Sir Alastair Cook, and is also on the verge of crossing the latter for most number of runs in Test internationals for England. Indian legend Sunil Gavaskar has 34 Test centuries to his name, and Joe Root is on the verge of matching the 1983 ODI World Cup winner.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ROOOOOOOOOT! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

💯 Thirty-three Test hundreds
⬆️ Joint most England Test centuries
🌍 The world's top-ranked men's Test batter
👀 Closing in on the most Test runs for England

Joe Root, you are 𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 🐐 pic.twitter.com/Q4OEnApIVR

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) August 29, 2024

Upon learning all these facts, one can truly agree that Joe Root will go down in history as one of the finest batters to ever grace the 22 yards, and truly a great ambassador of the sport.