Joe Root on Gus Atkinson in Hindi: The second test match is being played between England and Sri Lanka at Lord’s. After scoring a century in this match, Joe Root made such a statement that former South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis has come into the limelight. Root made this statement in praise of Gus Atkinson who came to bat at number eight.
Let us tell you that playing at number eight for England in the second Test, Gus Atkinson scored an unbeaten 74 runs in 81 balls. During this, 5 fours and 4 sixes came off his bat. Joe Root scored 143 runs. Root took the name of Jacques Kallis while praising Atkinson.
Joe Root said, “Yes, it was good. I will tell you why it was good to see Gussie (Gus Atkinson) batting at the other end. When he hit straight sixes while being at the other end, those were incredible shots. It was like watching a player like Jacques Kallis play. It was a great little innings from him and there were some good partnerships during this time.”
Joe Root hit his 33rd century
In the first innings of the second Test against Sri Lanka, Joe Root scored 143 runs in 206 balls. During this, 18 fours came off Root’s bat. This is 33-year-old Joe Root’s 33rd century in Test cricket. This is Root’s 16th century in the last four years. With this, Joe Root has now become the batsman who has scored the most centuries in the Fab-4.
This was the first day of the second test
On the first day of the second Test being played at Lord’s, England scored 358 runs for seven wickets. For England, Joe Root scored 143, Gus Atkinson scored an unbeaten 74, Ben Duckett scored 40 and Harry Brook scored 33 runs. Daniel Lawrence was out after scoring 09 runs, captain Ollie Pope 01, wicketkeeper Jamie Smith 21 and Chris Woakes 06 runs. For Sri Lanka, Asitha Fernando, Lahiru Kumara and Milan Ratnayake took two wickets each.
