Updated On: 13 June, 2022 01:29 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Root scored his 27th Test century against New Zealand on day 3 of the second test match. The 31-year-old was unbeaten on 163 at the end of day's play

Joe Root acknowledges the applause as he leaves at the end of play, unbeaten on 163. Pic/AFP
England's star batsman, Joe Root, continues to collect individual accolades. The Yorkshire-born middle-order batsmen has now become the first player to score more than 3000 runs in the World Test Championship.
Root scored his 27th Test century against New Zealand on day 3 of the second test match. The 31-year-old was unbeaten on 163 at the end of day's play. This was his 10th hundred in the World Test Championship, and is nearly 1000 runs clear of second placed Marnus Labuschagne in the WTC run charts, according to ICC.