There’s not a shred of doubt about the fact that Joe Root is seeing the ball like a football. He seems like an immovable object at the crease, piling on the runs for fun. The English skipper brought about a fabulous hundred – his third of the series – at his home ground while striking at a nimble rate of 80. Root shared a rock-solid 139-run stand with Dawid Malan to pin India on the mat and corner what looks to be a permanent advantage in the third Test.
And well, just for the record, no Englishman has scored more hundreds in a calendar year than Root’s sweet six in 2021.
6️⃣ Test centuries this year
3️⃣ hundreds in this seriesA batting genius @root66 🤩
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— England Cricket (@englandcricket) August 26, 2021
