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Joe Root: England made a brilliant comeback in the second session of the first day of the fourth Test match against India on Friday. Joe Root has brought England to a fighting position by scoring his 31st Test century at a crucial time.
- Joe Root โ 10 centuries in 52 innings
- Steve Smith โ 9 centuries in 37 innings
- Gary Sobers โ 8 centuries in 30 innings
- Vivian Richards โ 8 centuries in 41 innings
- Ricky Ponting โ 8 centuries in 51 innings
When the England team was in a bad position in the Ranchi Test on Friday, Joe Root took charge and took one end. Joe Root first partnered with Jonny Bairstow, then Ben Fox and then the tail batsmen. At one point England's score was 112 for 5, by the time the day's play was over they were close to 290 for just 7 wickets.
What a moment ๐ฏ
Sir Joseph Edward Root, you absolute beauty.#INVENG pic.twitter.com/haK1kkx6SX
โ Englandโs Barmy Army ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐บ (@TheBarmyArmy) February 23, 2024
Joe Root had not played any big innings before this innings in this series. In such a situation, he was being criticized, especially in terms of baseball, the kind of shots that Root was playing. But with this innings, Joe Root gave a strong reply to his opponents as well. This is Joe Root's 13th century against India in all formats.
Good score from England
Joe Root remained unbeaten until the end of the day's play. By the end of the first day of the Ranchi Test, England had scored 302/7. Joe Root is unbeaten on 106 runs, while Robinson is unbeaten on 31 runs. Akashdeep took 3 wickets, Mohammad Siraj took 2 wickets and Jadeja and Ashwin took 1 wicket each for India on the first day.
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