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England batter Joe Root continued to master the very first Test versus Pakistan in Multan, raising the 6th double century of his profession. Root, who ended Day 3 unbeaten on 176, reached his double hundred in the very first session of Day 4, as England reversed Pakistan’s very first innings overall of 556 with relative ease. Root’s 6th double century took him past the tally of England excellent Alastair Cook, who boasts 5 double centuries. Root just needs to go after another gamer to end up being the Englishman with the most Test double hundreds.
Root is now just behind Wally Hammond, who signed up 7 double centuries in between 1927 and 1947.
6 double hundreds likewise makes Root go level with a host of cricket legends with the very same number. Root is now level with Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Virender Sehwag, Kane Williamson, Younis Khan, Javed Miandad and Marvan Atapattu in signing up 6 double centuries in Test cricket.
Together with Root, batting partner Harry Brook likewise notched up a mind-blowing double hundred, batting at a strike rate of over 80. Root and Brook’s collaboration extended to more than 409 at Lunch on Day 4, simply 2 behind the highest-ever Test collaboration for any wicket by any English set. By the way, the duo likewise ended up being the 3rd English set to notch up numerous 300+ collaborations in Test cricket.
It is likewise the highest-ever collaboration to be attained in a Test match played in Multan, surpassing a record of 336 set by Sehwag and Tendulkar in 2004, when Sehwag had actually scored a triple century for the very first time.
If Root or Brook reaches 300, they ‘d end up being the very first English batters considering that Graham Gooch in 1990 to strike a Test triple hundred.
Root likewise ended up being the first-ever checking out batter to score a double hundred in each of India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
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