Follow UsJoe Root ended Day 1 of the third England-India Test at Lord’s on 99*. On the morning of Day 2, he didn’t waste any time in reaching the milestone and getting the pressure off his shoulders.
Albeit it was an edge to the third man region for a four, it would have brought Root’s heart in his mouth as he exulted and jumped hard to celebrate his 11th and overall 37th century. It was also his third consecutive Test century at the venue. Moreover, he also overtook Graham Gooch as the highest run-scorer at Lord's in international cricket.
Yesterday, he put up the hard work against India’s disciplined bowling as run scoring dropped to a trickle; however, he persevered hard to survive the day as India tried all the tricks in the book to break his concentration.
With this, he equalled the record of Steve Smith for most Test centuries against India in Test cricket (11), and scored his eighth century at Lord’s - the most for any batter. He also scored his 22nd century in England, and is now just one century behind the likes of Mahela Jayawardene, Ricky Ponting and Kumar Sangakkara in terms of most centuries scored at home in Test cricket.
Although he was cleaned up by his nemesis Bumrah soon after completing his century, he did his job on a pitch that wasn’t easy to score on.
Here are some of the records he broke in his stellar innings:
> Joe Root now has the most 50+ scores at Lord's in international cricket
Most 50+ scores at Lord's in international cricket
18* - Joe Root
17 - Alastair Cook
17 - Alec Stewart
15 - Ian Bell
> Joe Root is now the highest run scorer at Lord's in international cricket
Most runs at Lord's in international cricket
2515 - Joe Root*
2513 - Graham Gooch
2194 - Alastair Cook
1985 - Alec Stewart
Most centuries in Tests
51 - Sachin Tendulkar (IND)
45 - Jacques Kallis (SA)
41 - Ricky Ponting (AUS)
38 - Kumar Sangakkara (SL)
37* - Joe Root (ENG)*
Most centuries at a venue in Tests
11 - Mahela Jayawardene, Colombo (SSC)
9 - Don Bradman, MCG
9 - Jacques Kallis, Cape Town
8 - Kumar Sangakkara, Colombo (SSC)
8* - Joe Root, Lord's
Most centuries at home in Tests
23 - Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lanka
23 - Jacques Kallis, South Africa
23 - Ricky Ponting, Australia
22 - Kumar Sangakkara, Sri Lanka
22* - Joe Root, England
Most centuries against India in Tests
11* - Joe Root (ENG)
11 - Steve Smith (AUS)
8 - Ricky Ponting (AUS)
8 - Vivian Richards (WI)
8 - Garry Sobers (WI)
Most centuries at a venue in England in international cricket
9* - Joe Root, Lord's
8 - Graham Gooch, Lord's
7 - Joe Root, Nottingham
6 - Andrew Strauss, Lord's
6 - Michael Vaughan, Lord's