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Joe Root is 1 run away from its 37th International Test century. Today is the second day of the third Test being played at India vs England Lord’s Cricket Ground, Root will carry forward his innings from 99 and will overtake Steve Smith, Rahul Dravid in terms of most centuries in the Test as soon as he scored 1 runs. Apart from this, he can also make many records.

In the third Test being played between India and England at Lord’s, Ben Stokes won the toss and chose the first batting. The host did not start well and was dismissed cheaply by Jack Crolya (18) and Ben Docket (23), both were dismissed by Nitish Kumar Reddy in the 14th over. After this, Joe Root held the innings with Oli Pope (44) and shared a significant partnership of 109 runs. Pope was dismissed by Jadeja and after that Harry Brook (11) was also dismissed cheaply.

This big record which is recorded in the name of the route

Today, when the route will score 1 run, he will complete his 37th century in Test cricket, he will become the highest century batsman among the players playing currently. Right now he is equivalent to Steve Smith (36 centuries) in this case.

The highest century in Test cricket

1. Sachin Tendulkar- 51
2. Jack Callis- 45
3. Ricky Ponting- 41
4. Kumar Sangakkara- 38
5. Steve Smith- 36*
6. Joe Root- 36*
7. Rahul Dravid- 36

In the case of most Test centuries, he will also leave Rahul Dravid behind, Dravid had scored 36 centuries in his Test career. He can also leave Dravid behind in terms of most Test runs, for this he has to score 75 more runs. He is at the top of all the players currently playing in terms of most Test runs.

Top 5 batsmen who scored the most runs in Test cricket

1. Sachin Tendulkar- 15921
2. Ricky Ponting- 13378
3. Jack Callis- 13289
4. Rahul Dravid- 13288
5. Joe Root- 13214*

Joe Root made these records on the first day

Root played an unbeaten innings of 99 runs on the first day at Lord’s against India. As soon as he took the 45th run in this innings, he completed 3000 Test runs against India. Root has become the first batsman in the world to score 3000 runs in Tests against Team India.

After this, he completed his fifty. In Test cricket, he scored 50 Plus for the 103rd time. He has come on par with Jack Kallis and Ricky Ponting in this case, now Sachin Tendulkar (119) is ahead of him.

Joe Root has created history in the India-England Third Test being played at Lord’s. He has become the first player to complete 3,000 runs against India in Test cricket. He had already recorded the record of scoring the most runs against India in Red-Ball format. Root has achieved this position in his 60th Test innings against India. He created history as soon as he scored 45 runs in Lord’s Test.

Before the Lord’s Test match started, Joe Root scored 2,955 runs in 59 innings against India. In the third Test match, he has achieved this historic position as soon as he added 45 runs in his innings. India played their first Test match about 93 years ago, since then more than 300 players have played Test matches against India. After beating all of them, Joe Root has become the first player to complete 3,000 Test runs against India.

Batsman who scored the most Test runs against India

Joe Root has become players to complete three thousand runs against India. In this list, he is followed by Ricky Ponting in second place, who scored 2,555 runs against Team India. Joe Root’s compatriot Alastair Cook scored 2,431 runs against Team India and Steve Smith has so far scored 2,356 runs against India. The list also includes Clive Lloyd of the West Indies, who scored 2,344 runs against India in Test career.

• Joe Route – 3000+ runs
• Ricky Ponting – 2,555 runs
• Alastair Cook – 2,431 runs
• Steve Smith – 2,356 runs
• Clive Lloyd – 2,344 runs

Joe Root’s Test record on Indian grounds has also been good. He has so far scored 1,272 runs in 30 innings at an average of more than 45.

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Jasprir bumrah vs joe root: The Test series of India and England is going to start from June 20. A total of five Test matches will be played in this series, which lasts for about one and a half months. There was a time when Virat Kohli vs James Anderson’s battle (Virat Kohli vs James Anderson) had become a topic of discussion. But in the upcoming series, everyone’s eyes will be on the collision of Joe Root and Jaspreet Bumrah. Bumrah will be leading the Indian bowling attack, while Joe Root will be leading the batting unit of England.

Bumrah VS Route: Head to Head Battle

So far, Joe Root and Jasprit Bumrah have come face to face in 24 Test matches in the history of Test cricket. Till now Bumrah has dominated the route. Joe Root, called England’s ‘Record Breaker’, has so far faced 559 balls of Jaspreet Bumrah, in which the route has been able to score just 286 runs. In the Test format, the total average of the route is 50.80, but his average against Bumrah is reduced to just 31.77. Bumrah has so far dismissed this England batsman 9 times.

Jasprit Bumrah and Joe Root collided for the first time when Team India visited England in 2018. In that series, Root scored just 44 runs while facing 127 balls of Bumrah and was dismissed 2 times. At the same time, in the 2021 series, Bumrah dominated the route like a purin and dismissed him 3 times. At the same time, in the Indo-England Test series held in 2024, Bumrah also had a shock of Joe Root.

Only Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood are the bowlers who have dismissed Joe Root in Test more than Jaspreet Bumrah. Cummins has taken him 11 times and Hazlewood has taken Root 10 times.

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Joe root admires team india: The Indian cricket team has not won any Test series in England for the last 18 years. Now Team India is going to go on a historic journey under the captaincy of Shubman Gill. The Indian team, who went to England without Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, is under question, where nothing has been decided on the third order in opening and batting yet. However, Shubman Gill is going to take over the weight of number-4. Just before the series started, former England team captain Joe Root has considered the Indian team iron.

The World Test Championship of India and England is starting the 2025-27 cycle from this series. Let us know that the Ashes series is not far away, before that Joe Root will also want to get good rhythm through the series against India. Root has admitted that Team India has come to England with complete preparation.

Joe Root accepted, Team India is strong

Discussing with former cricketer Stuart Broad on Sky Sports, Joe Root said, “Ashes series are coming near, you will also be asked questions about him. People will try to connect Ashes with the series against India, but you have to do well against a great team. You should see the progress of the Indian team in all three formats. He has a good pace attack, the best pace attacks and the best spin attacks, the best spin attacked, Is.” Joe Root’s statement is indicating that without Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, the performance of Team India will not have much impact.

Joe Root’s record against India

Joe Root’s Test record against India has been great. He has scored 2,846 runs in 30 Tests against Team India at an excellent average of 58.08. He has scored 10 centuries and 11 fifty in Tests against India. Root is the highest run -scorer in Test cricket against India.

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