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News India Live, Digital Desk: England batsman Joe Root has once again shocked the cricket world with his banging batting in the ongoing Test match against West Indies in Manchester. He not only brought England to a strong position with his century innings, but also demolished many historical records, which has recorded this innings in golden letters in cricket history. Performing his aggressive style, Root completed his century off just 82 balls. This is the fastest Test century against an English batsman against the West Indies. This century was the 32nd Test century of his career, which jointly brought him to second place with Kevin Peterson in the list of most Test centuries for England. During this brilliant innings, Joe Root also crossed the important figure of 12,000 runs in Test cricket. This achievement includes him in the Elite Club of a few select batsmen in the history of Test cricket. He has also become the fifth player in cricket history to score more than 12,000 runs in Tests and take more than 100 wickets, which is another proof of his all -round talent. He also left behind the record of Test runs from West Indies great Sir Gary Sobers and former England captain Kevin Peterson. Along with this, in the case of total centuries, he also left behind great players like Virender Sehwag and Brian Lara. His innings not only broke the record, but also reflects their ability to play fearlessly under the current magnificent form and pressure. His performance has once again proved why he is considered one of the best Test batsmen of the present time. Manchester’s century innings has proved to be an important milestone of Root’s cricket career, which highlights his continuity, dedication and hunger for the team to improve every time.