England cricket team batter Joe Root slammed a second successive century against Sri Lanka on Day 3 of the 2nd Test at Lord’s on Saturday.
Following the century, Root created History by becoming the first English batter in history to score 34 Test centuries.
England players with most Test hundreds:
Joe Root – 34
Alastair Cook – 33
Kevin Pietersen – 23
Wally Hammond – 22
Colin Cowdrey – 22
Geoffrey Boycott – 22
Ian Bell – 22
Root, who had earlier hit a 143-run knock in the 1st innings on Thursday, continued his love affair with the Lankans
It was the first time in history that Root has managed to score a century in both innings of a Test match.
This was Root’s 50th International century, making him only the 9th player in history to have 50 or more tons.
Players with most number of centuries:
100 – Sachin Tendulkar
80 – Virat Kohli
71 – Ricky Ponting
63 – Kumar Sangakkara
62 – Jacques Kallis
55 – Hashim Amla
54 – Mahela Jayawardene
53 – Brian Lara
50 – Joe Root
