Most Test Centuries, Joe Root: The first Test between England and Pakistan is being played in Multan. Joe Root made history by scoring a century in England’s first innings. This is Root’s 35th Test century in his career. With this, Joe Root has surpassed cricket legends like Sunil Gavaskar, Brian Lara, Younis Khan, and Mahela Jayawardene in the number of centuries in Test cricket. Root has now moved to the sixth position in the list of players with the most centuries in Test cricket. Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for the most centuries in Test history, with 51 centuries.
After Tendulkar, South African legend Jacques Kallis is in second place with 45 centuries in Test cricket. Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting is third on the list, with 41 centuries. Sri Lanka’s former wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara is fourth with 38 centuries, while India’s Rahul Dravid is in fifth place with 36 centuries.
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It’s important to note that Sunil Gavaskar, Brian Lara, Younis Khan, and Mahela Jayawardene each scored 34 centuries in their Test careers, but Joe Root has now gone ahead of them. As for the ongoing England vs. Pakistan Test match, the host team posted a total of 556 runs in their first innings. In reply, England’s score was 354/3 at the time of writing, with Joe Root batting at 120 from 189 balls, and Harry Brook at 67 from 78 balls.
This summarizes Joe Root’s impressive achievement and his performance in the match.
