England cricket team star Joe Root is simply unstoppable as he brought up his 41st Test hundred during Day 2 of the 5th Ashes Test at the SCG on Monday. The ex-England captain, who managed to score his first century in Australia only in the AUS vs ENG 2nd Test, did not take too long to add another triple-figure knock to his name in Down Under. With his century, Root also became the batter with the most hundreds to his name since 2021.
Batters with most Test hundreds ft. Joe Root
PlayerMatRuns100Sachin Tendulkar2001592151Jacques Kallis1661328945Ricky Ponting1681337841Joe Root163*1391541Kumar Sangakkara1341240038Steve Smith123*1061336Rahul Dravid1641328836Younis Khan1181009934Sunil Gavaskar1251012234Brian Lara1311195334Root’s 41st Test hundred came in his 163rd Test for England, as he helped his team settle in the driver’s seat comfortably on Day 2 of the AUS vs ENG 5th Ashes Test. He was unbeaten on 138 runs at lunch, leading England to 336/6 before the 2nd session of play.
Sachin Tendulkar is at the top of the list of batters with most Test centuries – with 51 to his name. Given at the rate at which Root is scoring tons in Test cricket, it looks like he could very well reach the Master Blaster’s record. The only other active player on the list of batters with most Test centuries along with Root is his Fab 4 partner Steve Smith who has 36 hundreds to his name.
Most Test hundreds since 2021
24 – Joe Root10 – Steven Smith10 – Kane Williamson10 – Harry Brook10 – Shubman GillJoe Root equals Ricky Ponting’s record for most Test hundreds, 10 away from Sachin Tendulkar Inside Sport India.
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