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Joe Root is in great form in Test cricket. Any bowling attack in the world has failed to control Root's bat. Pakistani bowlers were also seen struggling against the English batsmen in Multan. Root batted brilliantly and scored his 35th century in the longest format of cricket. This is Root's fifth century with the bat in the year 2024. The former England captain has especially left behind Sunil Gavaskar and Brian Lara. With this, Root also came close to another big record of Alastair Cook.
equaled Mendis' record
The former England captain equaled the record of Kamindu Mendis in this matter and became the joint first batsman to score the most centuries this year. Root has now become the second highest run scorer for England on foreign soil. Now only Alastair Cook is ahead of Root, who has scored 18 centuries on foreign soil.
Gavaskar-Lara's record broken
Joe Root has scored his 35th century in the longest format of cricket, leaving behind Sunil Gavaskar, Brian Lara and Mehla Jayawardene. Gavaskar-Lara have 34 centuries to their name in Test cricket. Root has gone ahead of former Pakistan batsman Younis Khan in this matter. Root has now come to sixth place in the list of batsmen who have scored most centuries in Tests. Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for most Test centuries with 51 centuries.
18 centuries in three years
Joe Root has always liked the format of Test cricket and this is evident from his unmatched statistics. Between 2021 and 2024, Root has scored 18 centuries. Root has achieved the feat of scoring five or more centuries thrice in a calendar year. In this list, only Ricky Ponting and Matthew Hayden are ahead of Root.