India recovered after initial shocks in their second innings of the Fourth Test but the team is still in deep waters with England scoring a massive 669 in their first innings and getting an overall lead of 311 over the visitors.
Rahul achieved his feat in his outing against the Three Lions in the fourth test at Manchester. He has scored 9,050 runs in 219 matches at an average of 40.04, with 19 centuries and 58 fifties in 256 innings.
Former England star Jonathan Trott believes India's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has been "unlucky" against his former side in Manchester, and the lack of support from the other end has further hampered his chances of success in the fourth Test.
Root achieved this feat in the fourth Test at Old Trafford cricket ground on Friday. Root was removed by World No.1 all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja for a brilliant 150 in 248, consisting of 14 fours.
He achieved this feat against England in the fourth test match of the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar trophy at Old Trafford cricket ground on Friday. He now has 50 wickets in 12 matches, averaging 26.38 and an economy rate of just 2.79.
After England elected to bowl first and reduced India to 358 runs in the first innings, they replied with 544/7 at the end of day three, thanks to brilliant fifties from Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope and Ben Stokes and a historic century from Joe Root, which helped him leapfrog above
A fine knock of 150 by Joe Root during which he smashed several records, and a resillient half-century by Ben Stokes put England on the driver's seat in the fourth Test at Manchester on Friday
Fitness struggles continued for Indian team as pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj had to walk off the field during the second session on third day of fourth Test against England at Manchester on Friday.
Root accomplished this feat during the third day of the fourth Manchester Test against India. At the end of the second session, the veteran batter was unbeaten at 121* in 201 balls, with 13 fours. Before this Test, he needed 120 runs to overtake Ponting.
A century partnership between Ollie Pope and Joe Root brought England within the touching distance of India's first innings score as the Three Lions finished the first session with a score in excess of 300 runs on day three of the fourth Manchester Test on Friday. At the end of the first ses
Root achieved this feat in his outing against Indian in the fourth Test at Old Trafford cricket ground on Friday. Root has slammed 1,041 runs in 12 matches at Old Trafford at an average of 69.40. He has also smashed eight fifties and a hundred at this venue with a best score of 254.