"Morning India" Michael Vaughan taunts Indian fans by comparing Joe Root's test stats with Virat Kohli's

Michael Vaughan teased the Indian fans after Root’s 33rd test ton.

Former England captain Michael Vaughan poked the Indian cricket fans by comparing Joe Root’s test statistics with Virat Kohli’s. Root has had a phenomenal run in test cricket in the last four years.

In the ongoing second match of the three-match test series against Sri Lanka at the Lord’s, Root raised his 33rd test century. The right-handed batter played a vital role in his team’s first innings total of 427.

After scoring a century against Sri Lanka, Root equalled the record of legendary Alastair Cook for most test centuries by an English batter. The 33-year-old is also the second-highest run-getter in tests for England and soon will surpass Cook on both lists.

Root’s exceptional rise in test cricket has made many cricket pundits believe that the 33-year-old might shatter the record of Sachin Tendulkar’s (15921) most runs in test cricket. 

Michael Vaughan compares Root’s test statistics with Kohli’s

After Root’s stunning century at Lord’s, former England captain Vaughan compared the 33-year-old’s test statistics with those of Kohli.

In a teaseful good morning message to the Indian fans, Vaughan highlighted some of the major differences between the two modern-day great batters.

Check out Vaughan’s tweet:

Morning India 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/Ax5g75yLyS

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) August 30, 2024

Virat Kohli vs Joe Root statistical comparison in test cricket

Root’s numbers clearly show that he has dominated test cricket with exceptional performances and is just ahead of Kohli. Root has played 264 innings whereas Kohli has played 191 innings in test cricket. 

He has scored 12274 runs at an impressive average of 50.71, while Kohli has made 8848 runs at a good average of 49.15.

Root has recorded 33 test centuries, whereas Kohli stands with 29 tons in test cricket so far. The English batter has 64 half-centuries as compared to Kohli’s 30 fifties.

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