New Delhi. England captain Joe Root has changed the course of the match by batting strong in the Lord’s Test match. After scoring 364 runs in the first innings, the hope of the Indian team was to take a big lead. On the third day, the English captain scored a century while batting tremendously and then crossed the 150-run mark. This is his fourth innings above 150 runs in a calendar year.
The second match of the five-match Test series between India and England is being played at Lord’s. The England captain had won the toss and decided to bowl first. India scored 364 runs in the first innings thanks to KL Rahul’s century. On the third day, the England captain, batting brilliantly, first completed a half-century, then scored a century and after that crossed this figure by 150 runs.
Did this for the fourth time in a calendar year
It was the fourth 150-plus score by Root in a single calendar year. He made a place in a special list as soon as he completed the score of 150 runs in the first innings of the Lord’s Test. Earlier 10 legends in international cricket have done this. The name of Indian captain Virat Kohli is also registered in this. In 2016, he did this four times in a calendar year.
Apart from this, former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum (2014), former Australia captain Michael Claers (2012), former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara (2007), former English batsman Michael Trescothick (2005), former West Indies captain Brian Lara (2005) Apart from former Australia batsman Justin Langer (2004), former Australian captain Ricky Ponting (2003), Australian great Sir Don Bradman also did this four times in a calendar year.
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