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[Watch] Joe Root Registers Test Century No. 32 As England Sit On Mountain Of Runs Vs WI

Arjun Bhalla

Joe Root after scoring his 32nd Test century (x.com)Joe Root after scoring his 32nd Test century (x.com)

England's modern-day legend, Joe Root, registered his 32nd Test century against the West Indies on Day 4 of the Trent Bridge Test match, equalling the tally of Steve Waugh, Steve Smith and Kane Williamson. 

The 33-year-old English batter raced away to the milestone cracking, crunching a drive through point against Alzarri Joseph to reach the milestone in the post-tea session. With this hundred, Root has completed five centuries at the venue. 

It is worth mentioning that it is the Englishman's 48th international century, the second-most century-getter among active cricketers - after Virat Kohli (80) and Rohit Sharma (48). 


Watch: Root scores his 32nd Test century in ENG vs WI 2nd Test

As far as Test centuries are concerned, Root has 10 more batters ahead of him. Meanwhile, the English batter is 8th on the list for most Test runs - with 11940* runs in 142 matches.


Most Centuries in Test Cricket

S No.
Players
Test Centuries
1Sachin Tendulkar
51
2Jacques Kallis45
3Ricky Ponting41
4Kumar Sangakkara38
5Rahul Dravid36
6Younis Khan34
7Sunil Gavaskar34
8Brian Lara34
9Mahela Jayawardene34
10Alastair Cook 33
11Kane Williamson32
12Steve Smith32
13Joe Root32


Nevertheless, the English number 4 was dismissed by Jason Holder on 122. Thanks to efforts from Root, Harry Brook - who slammed a ton earlier in the innings, and Ben Duckett, England have notched a mighty total of 425 runs in the third innings, giving the Windies a target of 387 runs to win the Test match.