Joe Root: Twitter reactions on England captain’s 19th Test century vs Sri Lanka in Galle Test

Joe Root: The English captain has become the first England player to hit two centuries in a Test series in Sri Lanka.

During the third day of the second Test of the ongoing England’s tour of Sri Lanka in Galle, England captain Joe Root has followed his maiden double century in Asia with another century in the subsequent Test.

Resuming from his overnight score of 67*, Root didn’t the fall of two early wickets in the morning session today affect his run-scoring. Despite other English batsmen struggling against the left-arm spin of Lasith Embuldeniya, Root has so far successfully managed to combat the threat.

Continuing to lay emphasis on sweeps and reverse sweeps, the right-hand batsman taking calculated risks has worked tremendously well in his favour. In between the scoring shots, Root put on display a confident defensive game not hesitating in committing to his front-foot game.

With England losing four wickets for not too many runs, the 30-year old batsman has taken the onus upon himself to steer the English ship for the second consecutive time in the series.

It was on the third delivery of the 49th over that Root nudged a Dilruwan Perera delivery on the leg-side to run a single and reach the three-figure mark.

In what is his 19th Test century overall, fourth in Asia and third in Sri Lanka, it is worth mentioning that Root has become only the first English batsman to score two centuries in a Test series in Sri Lanka.

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