‌ENG vs SL | Twitter lauds Joe Root’s greatness to equal Sir Alastair Cook by sitting atop in Test century charts

Choosing to field first after winning the toss didn’t seem a bad decision for Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva when their new ball bowlers extracted a couple of wickets within the first hour of the morning session. However, Joe Root withstood the visitors' attack from one end with brief support from Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, and Jamie Smith before the lower middle order joined him after Tea. Although he reached the nineties thick and fast after the break, the milestone mark was halted briefly before Root ultimately notched up his 33rd ton.

With a single off a short ball pulled towards deep backward square leg, Root moved to 99 on the fourth ball of the 60th over. However, he faced twelve dots (including a maiden off Lahiru Kumara) to eventually break the shackle and geꦓt to the milestone mark on the third ball of the 63rd over. A back of a length ball outside the off from Lahiru was dabbed late through the gap between the slip cordon and the gully to ease the red cherry towards the boundary boards. As soon as he saw the ball thread the gap, Root knew he got to his 33rd century, joining an elite list with Sir Alastair Cook to sit atop in the list of most Test tons by an English player. 

The elega♏nt batter looked up at the sky by pointing one arm high with the Mecca of Cricket going berserk with chants of “Root”. With 33 centuries𝓰 in the format, the Yorkshire lad also surpassed Steve Smith and Kane Williamson to lead the Fab four with 33 centuries, leaving the Twitterverse abuzz.

Take a bow to this man!

ROOT! 



💯 Thirty-three Test hundreds

⬆️ Joint most England Test centuries 

🌍 The world's top-ranked men's Test batter

👀 Closing in on the most Test runs for England 



Joe Root, you are 𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 🐐 

— ᴊᴀɪᴜ (@JaideepPtdr1) 

What a champ!

Just Joe Root being Joe Root at this point

— Factually Opinionated (@LoveBerg10kamp) 

Root at his best!

When it comes to Test cricket, Joe Root turns into a different beast.



33rd Test century for him.🐐   

— Xavier (@XavierCricket) 

He does it so easily!

Joe Root has 33 centuries in Test cricket. 💯



- The greatest of England cricket! 

— cricket addict's (@cricket0addicts) 

Greatest!

33rd test hundred for joe root 👌❤ 

— keval 18 (@kevalVK18) 

Joe Root for you!

 Th𒀰at long streak of piss better not fuck up Joe Root's hundred. He's well capable of doing it himself.

— Albert Edmunds (@AlbertEdmunds10) 

Ye she has! 

Joe Root has 33 centuries in Test cricket. 💯



- The greatest of England cricket! 

— cricket addict's (@cricket0addicts) 

What?

Joeꦦ root getting hyped for bashing Sri Lank🌊an fishermen 

— Y2J (@Y2J_Requiem) 

Great batter ever for England!

Record breaking 33rd Test Hundred, equalling Cook. 



Joe Root is an all timer 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

— Sushant Poudel (@sushant_poudel_) 

Hahaha!

Joe Root just doing Joe Root things 🩵

— Official Michael (@Horwichbloke19)