IND vs ENG: Joe Root scored 3000 runs against India..!?
England's senior player Joe Root has achieved great success in the third Test match against India. In this match, england batted first. Joe Root, who played responsibly on the first day of the match, scored 99 runs against india and remained unbeaten at the end of the match. Through this, he has created various records against india and at Lord's.
3000 Test runs against India: Joe Root became the first cricketer to score 3000 runs in Tests against India. He scored 99 runs on the first day of the match, making him the first cricketer to score more than 3000 runs against India.
Most 50+ scores in Tests: Joe Root's 99 runs take his total to 103 50+ scores in Tests. This includes 36 centuries and 67 fifties. This puts him level with Ricky Ponting and Jacques Kallis. sachin tendulkar is at the top with 119 50+ scores.
Most Test centuries: Joe Root is currently on 99 and needs just one more run to reach his century. If he does that, he will become the player to score 37 Test centuries. He will also surpass steve smith and rahul dravid to become the fifth-highest Test century scorer.