Star English batter Joe Root is in red-hot form these days. He equalled former skipper Alastair Cook’s record of most Test 100s for England in the first innings of the ongoing 2nd Test against Sri Lanka at the Lord’s, and in the second innings on Saturday (August 31), he broke his record of most runs for England in the red-ball format of the game against Sri Lanka.

Cook, who played in 16 Tests against Sri Lanka, scored 1290 runs, and by crossing the 43-run mark on Saturday, Root now has 1291 runs to his name.

The overall record of scoring most runs in Tests played between England and Sri Lanka is held by former Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene. In 23 matches against the Poms, he scored 2212 runs. Kumar Sangakkara is second on the list with 1568 runs in 22 Tests, and Root has moved to No. 3 position now.