The star batter of England, Joe Root, became the second best scorer in the history of the tests after scoring hundreds of hundreds of day three of the fourth game of the series of five games against India in Old Trafford on Friday.
The 34 -year -old, appearing in his 157th test, passed the account of the former Captain of Australia, Ricky Ponting, 13,378 races with a single in the offside.
Root made an imperious score of exactly 150, with only the great Sachin Tendulkar of the retired Indian (15,921 tests) now he had done more than the 34 -year -old English count of 13,409.
“Magnificent root, this is a great moment in history,” said former Australia Ponting captain in Sky Sports when the multitude of Manchester began to applaud and sing the name of the Yorkshireman.
“The way his career left, there is absolutely no reason why he does not happen to tendulkar.”
“It has been a privilege to see him eliminate those milestones,” said former England captain Michael Atherton in Sky. “It has also been a privilege to see how his career develops.”
The 38th century of the English batter proof also took him at level with Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka in fourth place in the list of most of the hundreds in a test race. Only Ponting (41), Kallis (45) and Tendulkar (51) now sit in front of him in that elite category.
The 34 -year -old man entered during the 39th with England he placed comfortably in 197/2, thanks to a strong start of the openers. He then anchored the tickets until the end of day 2 and resumed his brilliance on day 3, guiding England in a dominant position.
During its entries, the root jumped to several great Cricket. In rapid succession during the 57 and 58 overs, he went to Rahul Dravid (13,288) and Jacques Kallis (13,289), before finally advancing Ponting in 101.
Adding another pen to his cap, Root also crossed 1,000 tests in Old Trafford, further consolidating his legacy in the iconic place and placing England firmly in control of the test couple.
The immense ROOT test tour has arrived 11 games faster than the 13,357 Ponting, and one less entrance, with the former captain of England enjoying a particular purple patch in recent years.
During the first 97 Root tests, he fought with his conversion rate, scoring only 17 centuries to 49 years fifty, but in his 60 glasses since the beginning of 2021 he has achieved 21 tons, turning more than half of his media centers into triple figure scores.
England is 2-1 in the series, with the final test in the Oval starting next week.
– With additional AFP contributions
