Joe Roots Scored 35th Century, Breaks many records including Sunil Gavaskar's, see fans' reactions

England vs Pakistan 1st Test : England star Joe Root’s remarkable form in Test cricket continued as he scored his 35th century on Day 3 of the first Test against Pakistan in Multan. Given Root's current performance, it seems likely he could surpass even the great Sachin Tendulkar often referred to as the God of Cricket. He is setting records in nearly every match and this time he has achieved a significant milestone, becoming England's highest Test run scorer, surpassing the legendary Alastair Cook.

On the third day of the Test in Multan, the 33 year old Root eclipsed Cook's tally of 12,472 Test runs. He reached this milestone with an elegant straight drive past Aamer Jamal to score 71 runs against Pakistan. This match marks Root's 147th Test placing him behind only India’s Rahul Dravid, South Africa’s Jacques Kallis, Australia’s Ricky Ponting, and Tendulkar in the elite list of players with the most runs in Test history, with Tendulkar at the top with 15,921 runs.

Joe Root made his Test debut against India in Nagpur in 2012 and has since scored 35 centuries, including 5 double centuries, with his highest score being 254 against Pakistan.

Most runs in Test cricket

15921 - Sachin Tendulkar

13378 - Ricky Ponting

13289 - Jacques Kallis

13288 - Rahul Dravid

12473+* - Joe Root

12472 - Alastair Cook

12400 - Kumar Sangakkar

• Joe Root soon converted his half century into a brilliant century against Pakistan. He has scored a Test hundred in every country where he has played at least four matches, except Australia, where he has played 14 Tests without a century.

21 Hundreds in England

4 Hundreds in West Indies
3 Hundreds in India

3 Hundreds in Sri Lanka

2 Hundreds in New Zealand

1 Hundred in South Africa

1 Hundred in Pakistan

Five or more Test hundreds in most calendar years

4 - Matthew Hayden (2001, 2002, 2003, 2005)

4 - Ricky Ponting (2002, 2003, 2005, 2006)

3 - Jacques Kallis (2004, 2007, 2010)

3 - Steven Smith (2014, 2015, 2017)

3 - Joe Root (2021, 2022, 2024)**


Joe Root in Test Cricket

2013 to 2020 - 17 hundreds

2021 to 2024 - 18* hundreds

• During his innings, Root reached the milestone of 5,000 runs in the World Test Championship (WTC), becoming the first batter to achieve this landmark since the tournament's inception in 2019.

• With his 35th century, Root has now surpassed several iconic names in the cricketing world, including India's Sunil Gavaskar. Gavaskar was the first batter to score 10,000 Test runs and 34 Test centuries.

Most hundreds in Test cricket

51 – Sachin Tendulkar

45 – Jacques Kallis

41 – Ricky Ponting

38 – Kumar Sangakkara

36 – Rahul Dravid

35 – Joe Root*

Fans' Reactions on X (Previously Twitter)

A terrific way for Joe Root to beat Alastair Cook's record for most England Test runs: a perfectly timed on drive for four.

12 years into his international career, Root is batting better than ever

— Tim Wigmore (@timwig) October 9, 2024

Unbelievable peak Joe Root is having... At this point I believe, it's very likely that he is going to go past Sachin's Test tally.

Still 5 more innings in these Pak roads, man is going to have fun.

— arfan (@Im__Arfan) October 9, 2024

Naseem Shah bowling a peach to set Joe Root but still not getting him out, just unlucky. #PAKvENG pic.twitter.com/ZdKA8Ld1MT

— Ahmad Haseeb (@iamAhmadhaseeb) October 9, 2024

Unreal this !! The way Joe Root's been batting since 2021, you cannot take away that from him. Crazy century progression this. 18 centuries in the last 4 years, and there are 5 matches more for him this year. He didn't have a great record in Pakistan, prior to this century, but… pic.twitter.com/2DWTSLKw3T

— Spandan Roy (@talksports45) October 9, 2024

: We are living in the Joe Root Test era 

Test century  for the No.1 ranked batter #PAKvENG pic.twitter.com/rzpypTTNKE

— Sport360° (@Sport360) October 9, 2024