Headingley Test: Joe Root surpasses Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar with eighth hundred in India vs England Tests

England vs India, third Test: In-form captain Joe Root hit his eighth hundred towards Virat Kohli’s aspect to turn out to be the participant with most centuries in India vs England Tests on Day 2. Joe Root hits eighth hundred to turn out to be batsmen with most a whole bunch in India vs England Tests. (Reuters Photo)HIGHLIGHTSJoe Root hit his eighth Test hundred towards India on Day 2 in LeedsRoot has scores of 180*, 33, 64 and 109 earlier than this hundredSachin, Dravid, Cook have scored seven a whole bunch in India vs England TestsIn-form skipper Joe Root surpassed the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Alastair Cook to turn out to be the batsmen with most a whole bunch in India vs England Tests after notching up his eighth Test century towards Virat Kohli’s aspect in the course of the second match of the collection in Leeds on Thursday.

Root leads the checklist of batsmen with probably the most hundred in India vs England Tests with 8 centuries in 41 innings whereas Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and Alastair Cook are the joint-second with seven tons in bilateral collection between each nations.Root additionally grew to become 1st participant to attain a whole bunch in 3 consecutive Tests twice in the identical 12 months. Root had hit a century in every of the final two Tests in Nottingham and London.Root additionally grew to become the participant to hit most fifty plus scores as a captain throughout England vs India matches in England. Having now smashed six fifties whereas enjoying towards India in England, he equalled MS Dhoni’s file.Root had shared a 139-run stand off 189 balls with Malan (70 off 128) earlier than the southpaw picked up a faint edge whereas attempting to flick Mohammad Siraj on the stroke of tea.Indian pacers, who scripted a memorable win at Lord’s, bowled too many boundary balls and the England duo was fast to place them away. The pitch appears to have eased out significantly for the batsman after India collapsed to 78 all out on day one.Root, who had been singlehandedly carrying the batting duties, received a lot want assist from Malan, who has made an prompt impression in his first Test in three years.Indian bowlers haven’t been capable of bother Root to this point within the collection and the skipper scored runs at will on Thursday. He appears to be within the type of his life and reached his 51st fifty off simply 57 balls with a beautiful again foot punch by means of the covers.Malan too performed some pleasant strokes and was brutal in addition to elegant on the off-side. Besides the duvet drives and rasping reduce pictures, he additionally successfully used the glide to 3rd man area.Click right here for IndiaImmediately.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.