Virat Kohli has scored 80 centuries in international cricket, which has given his fans a chance to be happy. He left behind the great batsman Sachin Tendulkar by scoring a record 50 centuries in ODI cricket. But Virat, who has become a century machine, is also lagging behind some great batsmen of his era in this matter. Here we are talking about Test cricket, in which Virat Kohli has been stuck at one place in the last few years but the rest of the stars with him have gone far ahead. Currently, England's legendary batsman Joe Root has left Virat far behind.

Century against West Indies

Former England captain Root scored a tremendous century on the fourth day of the Nottingham Test against West Indies. Root, who failed to score big in the first innings of this match being played at Trent Bridge, made up for it in the second innings. Root batted in his own familiar style in the England team playing 'badgeball' cricket and scored the 32nd century of his Test career without giving any chance to the West Indies bowlers. Root completed this century in the second session of the fourth day of the match on Sunday, July 21.

Root, who came to bat at number four, reached this milestone in 158 balls and equalled three legends at once. Before Root, two big stars of this era, Steve Smith and Kane Williamson, have also scored 32 centuries. Former Australian captain Steve Waugh also scored 32 centuries in his Test career. Now Root has also reached the same level as these three. Root scored this memorable century in the 260th innings of his career. He is close to breaking the record of former great batsman Alastair Cook, who scored the most 33 centuries for England.

Kohli was left behind after matching 3 giants

While Root, Smith and Williamson have scored 32 centuries, Virat Kohli, who is part of the 'Fab Four' with these three, is far behind. Kohli currently has 29 centuries to his name. After struggling with poor form for about 3 years, Kohli made a comeback by scoring a century against Australia in 2023. Then he also scored a strong century against West Indies, which was his 29th century. However, he missed out on a century in South Africa. At the same time, he did not participate in the 5-match series against England, due to which he missed the opportunity to score a century. Now Kohli will get this opportunity in September, when Team India and Bangladesh will clash.