ENG against NZ: Another breathtaking century from Joe Root’s bat; how far is England’s ‘run machine’ from Sachin?

Joe Root Century: Former England captain Joe Root comes to an end

Not even taking his name. This English batsman is not only destroying the opposition team by scoring century after century, but is also making many big records.

This is Root’s 36th century, and it brings him closer to Sachin Tendulkar, the legendary batsman. Root trails Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara, Australia’s Ricky Ponting, South Africa’s Jacques Kallis, and Sachin in terms of Test century scoring. Sachin has 51 hundreds to his name in Test cricket. In order to match Sachin, Root will need to score 15 more hundreds.