IN PHOTOS | Ind vs Eng 5th Test: Joe Root achieves massive feat at The Oval

During the fifth Test match against Team India, England's Joe Root yet again achieved another milestone. Here is all you need to know (Pic: AFP)

Updated On: 2025-08-04 10:38 AM IST

Compiled by : Sujay Shivalkar

Joe Root, Mohammed Siraj (Pic: AFP)

In the fifth Test match against Team India, Joe Root played a knock of 105 runs in 152 deliveries. His knock was laced with 12 boundaries

With this, he registered his 39th century in Test cricket, and surpassed Sri Lanka's legendary Kumar Sangakkara to become the fourth-highest century-scorer in the longest format of the game

Currently, Root is just behind Australia's Ricky Ponting (41), South Africa's Jacques Kallis (45) and Sachin Tendulkar (51)

This is also the 24th Test hundred for Joe Root in England - the most for any batsman in home Tests, surpassing 23 centuries each by Ricky Ponting, Jacques Kallis and Mahela Jayawardene

In the fifth Test match, England needs just 35 runs to come victorious at The Oval

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