END vs NZ: Joe Root (Joe Root record in Test Cricket) has created history by scoring the 36th century of his Test career. Root has now become the fifth batsman in the world to score the most centuries in the history of Test cricket. Root scored 106 runs in 130 balls during England’s second innings in the second Test against New Zealand. Root was successful in hitting 11 fours in his century innings. Let us tell you that while Root equaled Rahul Dravid (Joe Root Equals Rahul Dravid With 36th Test Century), he has become the batsman who has scored the most centuries in Test cricket after the year 2021. From the year 2021 till now, Root has succeeded in scoring 19 centuries in Tests. No batsman has scored more centuries than him nor is there any batsman around him.
Kane Williamson is second in terms of scoring the most centuries since the year 2021, who has a total of 9 centuries in his name during this period. Harry Brook has scored 8 centuries. Whereas Labuschagne, Usman Khawaja and Dimuth Karunaratne have scored only 4 centuries during this period. Root (Joe Root Profile) has shown by scoring his 36th century that he can soon overtake Tendulkar in the coming times.
Joe Root’s shot created a stir
Root completed his century with his trademark reverse-scoop off the bowling of William O’Rourke, William O’Rourke bowled the ball on full length and the English batsman did wonders and hit a reverse-scoop shot over the keeper for a four and his 36th Test. Completed the century. Everyone who saw this shot of Root was shocked.
JOE ROOT IN STYLE 😮💨
What a way to bring up his century 💯
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Apart from this, Joe Root has become the fifth batsman in the world to score the fastest 36 centuries. He has broken the record of Rahul Dravid. Dravid completed his 36th century in his Test career in the 276th innings. At the same time, Root has scored the 36th century of his career in the 275th Test innings. By the way, the record of scoring the fastest 36 centuries in Test is in the name of Ricky Ponting. Ponting scored the 36th century of his career in his 200th innings.
Fastest 36 Test Centuries (by innings), (Fewest Innings to reach 36 Test Centuries)
Ricky Ponting in his 200th innings
In 210th innings- Kumar Sangakkara
In 218th innings – Sachin Tendulkar
In the 239th innings – Jacques Kallis
In the 275th innings – Joe Root*
In 276th innings – Rahul Dravid
Read this also- Root’s unique century, fourth batsman in the world to do so
Most centuries in test by Fab 4
Joe Root – 36*
Steve Smith – 32
Kane Williamson – 32
Virat Kohli – 30
Batsmen who have scored the most centuries among active cricketers
Virat Kohli – 81
Joe Root – 52*
Rohit Sharma – 48
Kane Williamson – 45
Steve Smith – 44
