Delhi: England cricket team's legendary batsman Joe Root is in great form these days and is continuously breaking records. In the last 3 years, he has scored a lot of runs and centuries. By scoring 72 runs on the third day of the first Test match against Pakistan in Multan, he became the highest run scorer for England, leaving behind Alastair Cook. Apart from this, with his 35th Test century, he also left behind the record of 34 centuries of Brian Lara, Sunil Gavaskar, Mahela Jayawardene and Younis Khan.
On the fourth day, he added 24 more runs and scored the sixth double century of his career, equaling Sachin Tendulkar's record of 6 double centuries. Root got a lease of life during his innings at the score of 186, when Babar Azam dropped his easy catch off the ball of Naseem Shah.
Scored second double century against Pakistan
This is Root's second double century against Pakistan. He has already scored 5 double centuries, out of which 3 have come in the last 3 years. In 2021, he also scored double centuries against Sri Lanka and India and now once again he has achieved this feat against Pakistan.
FAQ
Joe Root is a player of which team?
In the first match of this series, England's legendary batsman Joe Root has a chance to achieve a big achievement.
Which record has Joe Root made?
After scoring 27 runs, he became the first player in the world to score 5000 runs in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC).
