England’s Joe Root scores 28th century in 5th Test against India to go past Virat Kohli, Steve Smith; netizens shower praise

England’s Joe Root scores 28th century in 5th Test against India to go past Virat Kohli, Steve Smith; netizens shower praise

FPJ Web DeskUpdated: Tuesday, July 05, 2022, 04:08 PM IST
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Former England captain Joe Root notched his 28th century in the longest format of the game on Day 5 of the fifth Test against India as the hosts inched closer to a historic win.

With this ton, Root went past Test greats like Virat Kohli (27) and former Australian skipper Steve Smith. (27).

Root and Jonny Bairstow put on a 200-run partnership in chase of 378 on the final day.

Twitteratti hailed the veteran batsman.

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