3rd Test: Joe Root scores his third consecutive ton as England consolidate grip | Cricket News – Times of India

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Joe Root’s incredible 2021 form continued as the England captain reeled off his sixth hundreds of the year and third of the series on Day Two of the third Test against India on Thursday.
Such has been the Yorkshireman’s supremacy with the bat since turning 30 in December that he has churned out epic knocks of 228 and 186 on rank turners in Galle (Sri Lanka) and 218 against India in Chennai earlier this year. In the first Test of the this series, Root hit a match-saving 109 at Trent Bridge and followed up with a 180 at Lord’s in the second Test.
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Root has towered well over other batsmen this summer and the hallmark of his batting has been the control he has exhibited over his skills. Denis Compton (1947) and Michael Vaughan (2002) were the only two England batsman to have scored six Test tons in a calendar year before Root. Root, helped by a solid 135-run opening stand between birthday boy Rory Burns (61) and Haseeb Hameed (68), sped to his 23rd Test ton to give England a firm grip on proceedings on his home turf of Headingley.
England, on the back of their skipper’s fluent 121 and three fifty-plus scores by their top-three, were 423/8 at close of play with Craig Overton and Ollie Robinson at the crease. The hosts are now ahead by 345 and it’ll require nothing short of a miracle for India to come back. Dawid Malan, the new England No. 3, made 70 before getting snapped by Rishabh Pant down leg.

Root’s flawless innings was brought to an end by Jasprit Bumrah at the fag end of the day when he swerved one past the watertight defence to peg back the middle stump.
The crown didn’t lie easy on Root’s head after taking over from Alastair Cook in 2017. It took a toll on his batting as his average slipped to 42 at the end of 2020, a sharp fall of 10 runs. Not only has he now taken his average over the 50 mark but also reclaimed his place among the ‘fab four’ of world cricket which includes Smith, Williamson and Kohli.

3rd Test, Day 2: Joe Root hundred adds to India agony

3rd Test, Day 2: Joe Root hundred adds to India agony

Root is two short of scoring 1400 runs this calendar year at a phenomenal average of over 70, and with two Tests remaining he looks poised to score plenty more. It was a special moment for the local lad to reach three figures in front of his parents and a boisterous home crowd. The entire stadium was on its feet to applaud Root, who flicked Ishant Sharma to the mid-wicket fence to reach the mark.
Not only has he outplayed his Indian counterpart, but Root also has also outfoxed Kohli with his tactics in this match. No matter what the visitors threw at him, Root didn’t play a single false shot and milked the bowlers at will, hitting 12 boundaries.

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