Joe Root’s 31st Test century: Joe Root scored a century on the first day of the Ranchi Test against India. This is his 31st Test century. Apart from this, he has also set a new record.
New Delhi. Former England captain Joe Root scored a century on the first day of the Ranchi Test against India. Root completed his century with a boundary off Akash Deep. This is the 31st century of Root’s career. He scored 219 runs. He scored just 9 runs in that match. Root’s innings did the job of managing England’s innings. Along with this, Root also achieved a special place. He became the first batsman in the history of Test cricket to score 10 centuries against India.
Joe Root has scored 10 centuries in 52 innings against India. He has gone past Steve Smith. Smith has scored 9 centuries in 37 innings against India. Gary Sobers, Viv Richards and Ricky Ponting have scored 8-8 Test centuries against India.
Root scored his 31st Test century on the first day of the Ranchi Test. Akash Deep, who made his debut for India, showed the way to the pavilion in his first 5 overs to Jack Crowley, Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope. R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja then removed Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow.
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Root shared a crucial partnership with Foakes before lunch as England lost 5 wickets for 112 runs. After this, Joe Root took the lead and first formed an important partnership with wicketkeeper Ben Foakes and then Ollie Robinson. Root and Foakes shared a 113-run stand off 261 balls for the sixth wicket. Since then, he has shared a 57-run partnership with Robinson for the 7th wicket.
Earlier, Root had also shared a 52-run partnership with Bairstow. In this innings, Root batted in the traditional style of Test instead of baseball. He reached his fifty off 108 balls and then reached his hundred off 219 balls.
India vs England: The fourth India vs England Test will be held in Ranchi. England has scored 302 runs losing 7 wickets in the first innings. During this, Joe Root scored a century. Root remained unbeaten on 106. He has a special record to his name. Root is the highest run-scorer against India in Test cricket. He broke Steve Smith’s record.
In fact, Root and Smith jointly held the record for scoring the most Test centuries against Team India. But now it is registered only in the name of the route. Steve Smith has scored 9 Test centuries against India. Root has scored 10 Test centuries. Gary Sobers, Viv Richards and Ricky Ponting have scored 8-8 centuries.
Root came to bat at No. 4 for England in the Ranchi Test. He scored 106 off 226 balls with the help of 9 boundaries. Root remained unbeaten till the end of the first day’s play. Apart from him, no one could do anything special for England in this innings. Ben Foakes top-scored with 47 off 126 balls. Ben Stokes departs for just 3 runs. Ollie Robinson remained unbeaten on 31. He faced 60 balls and hit 4 fours and 1 six.
Akash Deep bowled brilliantly for India on the first day of the Ranchi Test. He took 3 wickets for 70 runs in 17 overs. Mohammed Siraj took 2 wickets for 60 runs in 13 overs. Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin picked up two wickets each. It has become a big worry for Team India. The Indian bowlers will want to get Root out early on the second day.
