IND vs ENG: Shocking record, Joe Root has more Test centuries than entire Indian squad
Joe Root has 36 Test centuries
Joe Root is set to feature in the upcoming five-match Test series against India starting June 20. He is regarded as one of the finest Test batters of this generation, Root has amassed 13,006 runs in 153 matches and 279 innings. He has 36 Test centuries to his name and averages 50.80 overall, with a home average of 57.51.
The Shubman Gill-led Indian team has a combined total of 29 centuries.
The Shubman Gill-led Indian cricket team has a combined total of 29 centuries. Gill has five centuries, Yashasvi Jaiswal has four, KL Rahul has eight, Rishabh Pant has six, and Karun Nair who is playing after a gap of eight years has one century. Nitish Kumar Reddy scored his maiden century against Australia in the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, while Ravindra Jadeja has four centuries. In total, these players have scored 29 centuries.
The Indian team has 7 fewer centuries than Joe Root
The Indian cricket team has a combined total of 29 Test centuries, which is seven fewer than Joe Root’s individual tally of 36 which also highlights Roots remarkable consistency and dominance in the longest format.
Root became the fastest player to score 13000 Tests runs
Joe Root scripted history as he became the fastest player to score 13,000 Test runs, during a Test match against Zimbabwe.
Joe Root is 154 runs away to score 3000 runs against India
Joe Root is just 154 runs away from becoming the first English batter to score 3,000 Test runs against India. So far, he has scored 13,006 runs in Test cricket. He has smashed 10 centuries against Inia out of his 36 tons.
Joe Root is 373 runs away from becoming Test cricket’s second-highest run-scorer.
Root is set to feature in the upcoming five-Test series against India, beginning June 20 in Leeds. He needs 373 more runs to climb three places and move into second on the list of all-time highest run-scorers in Test cricket, overtaking Rahul Dravid, Jacques Kallis, and Ricky Ponting.
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