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:
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.
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.