England’s Test tour of India 2024, IND vs ENG: Former England captain and senior batsman Joe Root (Joe Root) has silenced his critics by scoring a record-breaking century against India in the fourth Test being played at the JSCA International Stadium in Ranchi from 23rd February today.

After going through a poor form in the first three Test matches of the ongoing five-match Test series against India, Joe Root batted patiently in Ranchi and gave the England cricket team a brilliant innings after a top-order collapse. I took over. Root made a partnership of 113 runs with wicketkeeper-batsman Ben Fox in the second session of the game and did not give any wicket to India between lunch and tea break.

Joe Root made many records by scoring a century in Ranchi

During this, Joe Root equaled Australian legend Ricky Ponting’s brilliant record of scoring more than 20 fifties against India by completing a half-century. Now Root and Ponting are the foreign batsmen with the highest number of 50+ scores in Test cricket in India.

Most 50+ scores against India in Tests Cricket :-

1) 20 – Joe Root*
2) 20 – Ricky Ponting
3) 19 – Javed Miandad
4) 19 – Clive Lloyd

– What a Player, Joe Root 🐐……!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/nNhIEENyUf

– Jai Cricket. (@Jay_Cricket18) February 23, 2024

Meanwhile, Joe Root left no stone unturned in taking his innings forward from here and scored a brilliant century to take his team out of the difficult situation and gave a befitting reply to his critics. With this century, Joe Root has become the foreign batsman to score the most Test centuries (10) in India.

Joe Root becomes the first cricketer to score 🔟 Test centuries against India. pic.twitter.com/NPC9DDNvgo

— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) February 23, 2024

Completed 19000 runs in international cricket

Apart from this, the legendary England batsman has completed 19000 runs in international cricket and now he has become the first batsman for England to achieve this feat. Let us tell you, Joe Root played an unbeaten inning of 106 runs facing 226 balls till the stumps and during this he hit nine fours and helped England post 302 runs at the loss of seven wickets on the board on the first day.

First England player to complete 19,000 international runs.#JoeRoot , #EnglandCricket pic.twitter.com/MjaXH25q3R

— February 23, 2024