England cricket team star Joe Root is simply unstoppable as he brought up his 41st Test hundred during Day 2 of the 5th Ashes Test at the SCG on Monday. The ex-England captain, who managed to score his first century in Australia only in the AUS vs ENG 2nd Test, did not take too long to add another triple-figure knock to his name in Down Under. With his century, Root also became the batter with the most hundreds to his name since 2021.
Batters with most Test hundreds ft. Joe Root
| Player | Mat | Runs | 100 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 200 | 15921 | 51 |
| Jacques Kallis | 166 | 13289 | 45 |
| Ricky Ponting | 168 | 13378 | 41 |
| Joe Root | 163* | 13915 | 41 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | 134 | 12400 | 38 |
| Steve Smith | 123* | 10613 | 36 |
| Rahul Dravid | 164 | 13288 | 36 |
| Younis Khan | 118 | 10099 | 34 |
| Sunil Gavaskar | 125 | 10122 | 34 |
| Brian Lara | 131 | 11953 | 34 |
Root’s 41st Test hundred came in his 163rd Test for England, as he helped his team settle in the driver’s seat comfortably on Day 2 of the AUS vs ENG 5th Ashes Test. He was unbeaten on 138 runs at lunch, leading England to 336/6 before the 2nd session of play.
Sachin Tendulkar is at the top of the list of batters with most Test centuries – with 51 to his name. Given at the rate at which Root is scoring tons in Test cricket, it looks like he could very well reach the Master Blaster’s record. The only other active player on the list of batters with most Test centuries along with Root is his Fab 4 partner Steve Smith who has 36 hundreds to his name.
Most Test hundreds since 2021
- 24 – Joe Root
10 – Steven Smith
10 – Kane Williamson
10 – Harry Brook
10 – Shubman Gill
