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List of batsmen to score a century in their 100th Test
CHENNAI, India, Feb 5, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – England skipper Joe Root struck a
century in his 100th Test Friday to join an elite list of batsmen in world
cricket.
The following have achieved the feat:
Colin Cowdrey (ENG) v Australia in Birmingham, 1968
Javed Miandad (PAK) v India in Lahore, 1989
Gordon Greenidge (WIS) v England in St. John’s (Antigua), 1990
Alec Stewart (ENG) v West Indies in Manchester, 2000
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK) v India in Bangalore, 2005
Ricky Ponting (AUS – 2 X 100s) v South Africa in Sydney, 2006
Graeme Smith (RSA) v England at The Oval (London), 2012
Hashim Amla (RSA) v Sri Lanka in Johannesburg, 2017
Joe Root (ENG) v India in Chennai, 2021
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