Root struck his 35th Test hundred on Day 3 and jumped to the sixth place in the list of most centuries in the format.
With his landmark achievement, the former England captain surpassed Brian Lara, Younis Khan and Mahela Jayawardene, who have scored 34 centuries each in Test cricket. Root is now only three centuries shy of fourth-ranked Kumar Sangakkara.
Most Centuries in Test cricket
Sachin Tendulkar – 51 centuries
Jacques Kallis – 45 centuries
Ricky Ponting – 41 centuries
Kumar Sangakkara – 38 centuries
Rahul Dravid – 36 centuries
Joe Root – 35 centuries
Moreover, Root also surpassed legendary England batter Alastair Cook for the record of most runs in Test cricket for the country.
The 33-year-old, who has been in remarkable form, walked out to bat at No.3 with England 4-1 and anchored the innings with a mesmerizing knock.
He was 71 runs behind Cook’s record of 12,472 in Test cricket for England and achieved the milestone with a boundary off Aamir Jamal.
With 12,473 Test runs, Joe Root is now the highest run-scorer for his country in the format, followed by Cook and legendary Graham Gooch (8900).
Root also reached the fifth spot in the all-time highest Test run-scorers with Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar leading the list with 15921 runs.