Joe Root has created history in the Manchester Test against India. He carried out the 38th century of his Test career in 178 balls. With this, he has equaled Kumar Sangakkara in terms of scoring the most centuries in Test cricket. Root has also made a record of scoring the most centuries against India in Tests with this. This is his total 12th Test century against India.

The highest century against India in Test

Joe Root has now scored 12 centuries against India in his historic Test career. Prior to the Manchester Test, Joe Root and Steve Smith were jointly seated in the first place with 11 centuries in this case. Now the routes have gone to the forefront. Let us know that apart from Smith and Route, no other batsman has touched the figure of 10 Test centuries against India.

• Joe Root – 12 centuries
• Steve Smith – 11 centuries
• Gary Sobers – 8 centuries
• Viv Richards – 8 centuries
• Ricky Ponting – 8 centuries

The highest century in the test

Joe Root has now jointly finished fourth in terms of scoring the most centuries in Test cricket. Kumar Sangakkara and Joe Root now have 38 centuries in Tests. In this case, only Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting and Jack Kallis are ahead of him. Root has already become the batsman to score the most centuries for England in the first Test.

• Sachin Tendulkar – 51 centuries
• Jack Callis – 45 centuries
• Ricky Ponting – 41 centuries
• Joe Root – 41 centuries
• Kumar Sangakkara – 38 centuries

If you look at the India-England Manchester Test, England has completely dominated. India had scored 358 runs in the first innings, while England has already crossed the 400-run mark before T-Breck on the third day.

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