Joe Root hits 39th Test ton, sets record for most 500+ scores vs India

Joe Root went on to complete his 39th Test hundred for England on Day 4 of the 5th Test against India as his brilliant knock guides the hosts very close to another Test match win which will confirm them as the winners of the Anderson-Tendulkar trophy with a margin of 3-1.  Root completed his century in 138 deliveries on the day as he also recorded an impressive feat against India in Test cricket. Root is now the player with most 500+ scores against India in a Test series, recording the feat 3 times in his career. 

 

Most 500+ scores in a Test series vs India
Player	Times 500+ Runs vs IND in a Series
Joe Root (ENG)	3
Everton Weekes (WI)	2
Zaheer Abbas (PAK)	2
Younis Khan (PAK)	2
Garry Sobers (WI)	2
Ricky Ponting (AUS)	2

  Joe Root relishes playing vs India  Joe Root has often liked to play against India in Tests and has come up with a hundred on most of the occassions over the years as well. He has 13 Test hundreds against India now, which is the joint 2nd number of hundreds a player has ever recorded against a single team in Test cricket.  This is also Root’s 16th hundred against India in International cricket, the joint-most alongside Steven Smith.   

Most Test hundreds vs a single team
Rank	Player	Opponent	Hundreds
1	Don Bradman (AUS)	vs England	19
2	Sunil Gavaskar (IND)	vs West Indies	13
3	Joe Root (ENG)	vs India	13
4	Jack Hobbs (ENG)	vs Australia	12
5	Steven Smith (AUS)	vs England	12