Kane Williamson is among the fab four batsmen of the current generation which has the likes of England's Joe Root, India's Virat Kohli and Australia's Steve Smith. Recently, Joe Root went past England great Alastair Cook in the list of the most Test centuries for the country. Root now has 34 tons with 12,390 runs
08 September,2024 12:50 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Root, who made 143 in the first innings to move level with the previous England record of 33 hundreds held by the retired Alastair Cook, went to a century on Saturday when he cut Lahiru Kumara for the 10th four off 111 balls faced
01 September,2024 07:24 AM IST | London | AFP
Joe Root levelled the record of former captain Alastair Cook of 33 Test centuries. The 33-year-old Root is an active English player with the most centuries. While showering praise on the pacer, Root felt that shades of South Africa's iconic all-rounder Jacques Kallis were quite evident in the 26-year-old's style of play
30 August,2024 03:35 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
England, 42-2 when star batsman Root came in to bat, were 306-6 at the time of going to press on the first day
30 August,2024 08:10 AM IST | London | Agencies
Pope, in the first of three matches deputising for the injured Ben Stokes, led England to a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka at Old Trafford last week as they went 1-0 up
29 August,2024 07:01 AM IST | London | AFP
As Todd Murphy continues to work on his fitness and sharpen his skills, he remains focused on securing his spot back in the Australian squad as the primary spin option after Nathan Lyon. He proved his worth by snapping the wickets of Virat Kohli, Ben Stokes and Joe Root
28 August,2024 05:42 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Shortly following England’s victory on the fourth evening, Root spoke with Hussain and Ian Ward.
26 August,2024 07:54 AM IST | New Delhi | IANS
At the time of going to press, England were 119-4. Root was 23 not out and Yorkshire teammate Harry Brook, fresh from a first-innings fifty, got out for 32
25 August,2024 07:56 AM IST | Manchester | AFP
Former Aus captain Ricky Ponting reckons England’s Joe will go past legend Tendulkar’s career Test runs if he stays hungry and keeps scoring at a consistent rate for the next four years
16 August,2024 08:01 AM IST | Dubai | PTI
England collapsed to 54-5 early in the day's play before a stand of 115 between star batsman Joe Root (87) and captain Ben Stokes (54) revived the innings
28 July,2024 07:37 AM IST | Birmingham | AFPADVERTISEMENT
