ENG vs SL: Joe Root Scores Record 34th Test Century For England: Joe Root has achieved a milestone in history as he becomes the highest century scorer for England in Tests surpassing Sir Alastair Cook’s previous record of 33 century. In this context, during an innings, he made a second-inning tone (103 from 121 balls), thus sealing off England’s domination over Sri Lanka at Lord’s. This century marked Root as one of the greats of English cricket.
Root’s 34th hundred in Test cricket puts him at the pinnacle of England’s all-time list, surpassing Alastair Cook, whose 33 centuries had been considered most important. Moreover, it is interesting that 17 out of these centuries have come only within the last four years.
Further emphasizing how consistent he has been and his ability to play well under high-pressure situations. Since 2021, he has been producing an extraordinary run-scoring ability, beating all conditions and facing high-profile matches.
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A Record-Breaking Achievement
Root’s 50th international century at Lord’s went beyond Test matches and made him England’s leading century-maker in all formats. Fifty centuries place him among some of the greatest players in world cricket today, only after India’s Virat Kohli, who has seventy-five such accolades. However, compared to other cricketers who play at present, Root has earned it for being one of the greatest cricketers still alive.
At the same time, Root’s century at Lord’s has also ranked him the sixth-highest Test century maker ever along with Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting. With more runs scored in Tests than any other Englishman.
His consistency is marked out by the fact that he has more Test centuries than anyone else, and this puts him second in the list of active international centurions only behind Virat Kohli. While Joe Root is persistently fighting off Sri Lanka in this campaign, he remains an important figure in the fight of this country.
