Talk about including your name in an elite list. And England Cricket Team‘s ace batter Joe Root has done that. The Englishman has shattered records to his will and now finds himself in an extremely elite company. During England’s win over Sri Lanka in the 1st Test, Joe Root slammed a fifty which was his 64th overall half century in the longest format of the game.
And with 64 Test, Joe Root has gone on to overtake Rahul Dravid and Alan Border who have 63 Test fifties to their name. Only West Indian great Shivnarayan Chanderpaul and India’s legendary Sachin Tendulkar have more Test fifties than Joe Root.
Players with Most Fifties in Test Cricket
| Player | Matches | Runs | 100s | 50s |
| S R Tendulkar | 200 | 15921 | 51 | 68 |
| S Chanderpaul | 164 | 11867 | 30 | 66 |
| J E Root* | 144 | 12131 | 32 | 64 |
| A R Border | 156 | 11174 | 27 | 63 |
| R Dravid | 164 | 13288 | 36 | 63 |
Highest Among Fab 5?
As far as the stats are concerned, Joe Root is miles ahead among his competitors in Fab 5. Apart from Joe Root, ace Australian batter Steve Smith is present in the list. But the Aussie is positioned 28th in the list with 41 Test Hundreds to his name. Other batters like Virat Kohli, Babar Azam and Kane Williamson are not present in the list.
Indian great Sachin Tendulkar tops the charts with 68 fifties to his name. He is followed by Chanderpaul who has 66 fifties. And with his present fifty (an unbeaten 62) against Sri Lanka, Joe Root finds himself third in the list with 64 fifties.
In his heroics to help England win the Test match, Joe Root hammered a fine fifty. And with it he has gone past the likes of Rahul Dravid and Alan Border who have 63 fifties each.
