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"All Time Great": Sourav Ganguly Hails Joe Root As Batter Scores Century To Help England Beat New Zealand In 1st Test

Right-handed batter Joe Root brought out his best when the odds were stacked against England in the Lord's Test against New Zealand and his unbeaten century helped the Ben Stokes-led side go 1-0 up in the three-match series. Root brought up his ton on Day 4 of the first Test and along the way, he also registered 10,000 runs in Test cricket. As soon as Root brought up the landmark, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly hailed the batter, calling him an all-time great.

England vs New Zealand: Joe Root Becomes Joint-Youngest Batter To Reach 10,000 Test Runs

As Joe Root brought up his century in the fourth innings of England's first Test against New Zealand at Lord's on Sunday, he also became just the second player from the country to reach 10,000 runs in the longest format of the game after Alastair Cook. Co-incidentally, Root got there at the exact same age as Cook. Cook was 31 years and 157 days old when he reached the milestone, while Root was also 31 years and 157 days old on Sunday. The two are the joint-youngest to get to the milestone.

Watch: Alastair Cook, Ex-England Captain, Gets Bowled By 15-Year-Old, Who "Can't Get Over It"

Alastair Cook was elegance personified during his playing days. The former England cricket team captain scored 12472 runs in 161 Tests at an average of 45.35. He also scored 3204 runs in 92 ODIs at an average of 36.40. Another impressive stat of Cook is that he has been bowled out only 35 times in 291 Test innings. However, now, the former cricketer has been bowled by a 15-year-old in a club game. the incident happened when Cook played in a match for Bedfordshire Young Farmers CC in a 12-over game against Potton Town.

Sir Alastair Cook scores centuries in both innings as Essex draw to Yorkshire

Any outside prospect of a positive result evaporated on the final morning as Yorkshire - needing to build quickly on their overnight advantage of 22 - lost their last five wickets for 39 and were dismissed for 465.

Ben Stokes expects 'good friend' Joe Root to continue great run with bat

Ben Stokes has backed Joe Root to continue his run-scoring spree with the bat, offering his England team mate "nothing but love, respect and support" after his decision to quit Test captaincy.

Stokes backs 'good friend' Root to keep shining with bat

Ben Stokes has backed Joe Root to continue his run-scoring spree with the bat, offering his England team mate "nothing but love, respect and support" after his decision to quit test captaincy.

Ben Stokes backs 'good friend' Joe Root to keep shining with the bat

Ben Stokes has backed Joe Root to continue his run-scoring spree with the bat, offering his England team mate "nothing but love, respect and support" after his decision to quit Test captaincy. Root stepped down last week, saying the job had taken a heavy toll on him recently, after dispiriting tours of Australia and the Caribbean capped a string of poor results. The 31-year-old Root is England's second-highest Test run-scorer of all time, behind Alastair Cook.

Cricket-Stokes backs 'good friend' Root to keep shining with bat

(Reuters) - Ben Stokes has backed Joe Root to continue his run-scoring spree with the bat, offering his England team mate "nothing but love, respect and support" after his decision to quit test captaincy.

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"All Time Great": Sourav Ganguly Hails Joe Root As Batter Scores Century To Help England Beat New Zealand In 1st Test

England vs New Zealand: Joe Root Becomes Joint-Youngest Batter To Reach 10,000 Test Runs

Watch: Alastair Cook, Ex-England Captain, Gets Bowled By 15-Year-Old, Who "Can't Get Over It"

Sir Alastair Cook scores centuries in both innings as Essex draw to Yorkshire

Ben Stokes expects 'good friend' Joe Root to continue great run with bat

Stokes backs 'good friend' Root to keep shining with bat

Ben Stokes backs 'good friend' Joe Root to keep shining with the bat

Cricket-Stokes backs 'good friend' Root to keep shining with bat