NEW DELHI: England skipper Joe Root on Saturday became the first man to score a double century in his career’s 100th Test match. The England skipper achieved the feat during Day 2 of the opening Test of the four-match series against India at the MA Chidambaram stadium in Chennai.
Root, while batting on 196, danced down the track and launched India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin over long-on for a six to bring his double century. Root is also the first English cricketer to reach his double century with a six.
In the process, Root also eclipsed Pakistan great Inzamam-ul-Haq‘s record of the highest score in the 100th Test.
Inzamam had scored 184 runs against India during the Bengaluru Test in 2005. And, the England run-machine broke the 16-year-old record in style.

The in-form batsman, who made his Test debut in India in 2012 and played match-winning knocks of 228 and 186 in Sri Lanka, joined England greats Colin Cowdrey and Alec Stewart in scoring a century in their 100th Test match.
The 30-year-old, who has scored over 8,000 runs at an average of over 49, is the 15th England player to have appeared in 100 Test matches.
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