On Sunday England captain Joe root became the fourth-highest run-scorer for England. In the ongoing Test against Sri Lanka at Galle International stadium, Root continued his golden patch in one innings while playing in his 99th test for England.
In test for England, Root is now behind Alec Stewart, Graham Gooch and former player Alastair Cook after scoring 8,238 test runs in 180 innings.
Root’s knock of 186 helped England to stick in the game on day three of the second test against Sri Lanka.
Jos Buttler, wicketkeeper-batsman appreciated Root for his “masterclass” knock.
On day three in a virtual press conference shared by ECB Buttler said, “Yeah, quite an amazing innings by Root, to back up his double hundred in the first test with 186-runs, physical and mental both application was there to be seen.” He also added that, “It has been a masterclass on batting against spin, also it has been an education for all of us, we thoroughly enjoyed the match.”
