{"id":123962,"date":"2024-08-29T18:04:32","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T18:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/29\/joe-root-equals-england-record-of-33-test-centuries-goes-joint-10th-in-all-time-list-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-08-29T18:04:32","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T18:04:32","slug":"joe-root-equals-england-record-of-33-test-centuries-goes-joint-10th-in-all-time-list-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/29\/joe-root-equals-england-record-of-33-test-centuries-goes-joint-10th-in-all-time-list-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Root equals England record of 33 Test centuries, goes joint 10th in all-time list | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-112903778,imgsize-40606.cms?fit=1280,720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Joe Root equals England record of 33 Test centuries, goes joint 10th in all-time list | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"Joe Root equals England record of 33 Test centuries, goes joint 10th in all-time list | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div>\n<div>NEW DELHI: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/joe-root\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Joe Root<\/a> achieved a significant milestone during the first day of the second Test against Sri Lanka at Lord&#8217;s on Thursday, equalling <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/alastair-cook\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Alastair Cook<\/a>&#8216;s England record of 33 Test centuries, AFP reported.<br \/>The outstanding batsman spent 12 balls on 99 before elegantly guiding paceman Lahiru Kumara for four between slip and gully to reach his hundred off 162 balls, which included 13 fours.<\/p>\n<p>Root&#8217;s achievement is particularly noteworthy as he reached the record in his 145th match, compared to Cook&#8217;s 161 games. This feat also places Root in joint-tenth position on the all-time list of Test century-makers, alongside some of the greatest names in cricket history.<br \/>The list is headed by India&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/sachin-tendulkar\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Sachin Tendulkar<\/a>, who scored 51 hundreds in 200 Tests from 1989-2013.<br \/>What sets Root apart from the other batsmen in this elite group is that, at 33 years old, he is the only one who is still actively playing Test cricket, while all the others have retired from the format.<\/p>\n<p>This underscores Root&#8217;s exceptional talent and his potential to further cement his place among the all-time greats of the game.<br \/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Most Test hundreds (number of hundreds, matches, player, team (s), span):<\/span><br \/>51 200 Sachin Tendulkar IND 1989-2013<br \/>45 166 <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/jacques-kallis\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Jacques Kallis<\/a> RSA 1995-2013<br \/>41 168 Ricky Ponting AUS 1995-2012<br \/>38 134 Kumar Sangakkara SRI 2000-2015<br \/>36 164 Rahul Dravid IND\/ICC 1996-2012<br \/>34 118 <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/younis-khan\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Younis Khan<\/a> PAK 2000-2017<br \/>34 125 Sunil Gavaskar IND 1971-1987<br \/>34 131 Brian Lara WIS\/ICC 1990-2006<br \/>34 149 Mahela Jayawardene SRI 1997-2014<br \/>33 145 Joe Root ENG 2012 &#8211;<br \/>33 161 Alastair Cook ENG 2006-2018<\/div>\n<p><script>\nvar _mfq = window._mfq || [];\n_mfq.push([\"setVariable\", \"toi_titan\", window.location.href]);\n!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };\n    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };\n    function loadSurvicateJs(allowedSurvicateSections = []){\n      const section =  window.location.pathname.split('\/')[1]\n      const isHomePageAllowed = window.location.pathname === '\/' && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('homepage')\n      if(allowedSurvicateSections.includes(section) || isHomePageAllowed){\n        (function(w) {\n         function setAttributes() {\n                    var prime_user_status = window.isPrime ? 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