The second match of the three-match Test series between England and Sri Lanka is being played at Lord's Stadium in London. In this match, England's legendary batsman Joe Root scored a century in the first innings. Now, he continued his form in the second innings as well. Joe Root once again managed the team's innings and scored a century. With this, Joe Root has joined a special list in which Sachin Tendulkar could not make his place even after scoring 100 centuries.

Joe Root scored his second century in the same Test

Joe Root scored 143 runs facing 206 balls in the first innings of this match. In the second innings, he completed his century in 14 balls. This is the first time in Root's Test career that he has scored a century in both innings of a Test match. He now has 34 centuries in Test cricket. Let us tell you, Sachin Tendulkar, the great batsman who scored 100 centuries in international cricket, could never score two centuries in a Test match.

beat Alastair Cook

Joe Root has surpassed Alastair Cook with this century. He has now become the batsman who has scored the most centuries for England in Test cricket. Alastair Cook had scored 33 centuries for England in Tests. At the same time, Joe Root is second among players in terms of scoring the most international centuries. He now has a total of 50 centuries in international cricket.

In modern cricket, Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, Joe Root and Kane Williamson are known as Fab-4. Among these four players, Joe Root is performing the best at the moment. Joe Root has scored 17 centuries in Tests since the beginning of 2021. At the same time, Virat Kohli, Steve Smith and Kane Williamson have also been able to score only 17 centuries together. He is also the player who has scored the most Test centuries among the Fab-4.