Updated On: 30 August, 2024 03:35 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Joe Root levelled the record of former captain Alastair Cook of 33 Test centuries. The 33-year-old Root is an active English player with the most centuries. While showering praise on the pacer, Root felt that shades of South Africa`s iconic all-rounder Jacques Kallis were quite evident in the 26-year-old`s style of play

Joe Root (Pic: File Pic)
England star batsman Joe Root praised Gus Atkinson after witnessing his strokes on the first day of the second day against Sri Lanka.
Joe Root took a step closer to going down into the history books as England`s most famed Test batter.