List of batsmen to score a century in their 100th Test

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CHENNAI, AFP: England skipper Joe Root struck a century in his 100th Test Friday to join an elite list of batsmen in world cricket.

The following have achieved the feat.

Colin Cowdrey (ENG) v Australia in Birmingham, 1968

Javed Miandad (PAK) v India in Lahore, 1989

Gordon Greenidge (WIS) v England in St. John’s (Antigua), 1990

Alec Stewart (ENG) v West Indies in Manchester, 2000

Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK) v India in Bangalore, 2005

Ricky Ponting (AUS - 2 X 100s) v South Africa in Sydney, 2006

Graeme Smith (RSA) v England at The Oval (London), 2012

Hashim Amla (RSA) v Sri Lanka in Johannesburg, 2017