Joe Root equaled Rahul Dravid’s record in Test cricket. Since 2021, no team has been able to stop the way Joe Root’s bat is constantly spreading fire in Test cricket. On the third day of the second match of the three-match Test series between New Zealand and England at the Basin Reserve in Wellington, the fans once again witnessed the wonder of Root’s bat as he managed to score his 36th century. His Test career. Along with this, Joe Root has equaled the record of Team India veteran Rahul Dravid. Root’s mighty century helped England set New Zealand an impossible target of 583 runs in the fourth innings of the Wellington Test match.
Joe Root has now reached the 5th position in terms of scoring the most Test centuries
At the end of the second day of the Wellington Test, Joe Root returned to the pavilion unbeaten with a half-century. After this, he continued his brilliant innings in the third day’s play and scored the 36th century of his Test career. After facing 130 balls, Root returned to the pavilion scoring 106 runs with the help of 11 fours. Joe Root is now joint fifth with Rahul Dravid in terms of scoring the most centuries in Test cricket. Sachin Tendulkar, Jacques Kallis, Ricky Ponting and Kumar Sangakkara are ahead of him on the list, with Root reaching just 2 more centuries to equal Kumar Sangakkara.
Has scored 19 Test centuries since 2021
If we look at Joe Root’s performance in Test cricket since 2021, he has scored 19 centuries so far, with only 9 centuries from the bat of Kiwi veteran Kane Williamson, who is second on the list. While Harry Brooke at number three has played 8 century innings during this period. From this one can clearly infer how far Root has been able to advance himself compared to other players.
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