Joe Root Reigns at Lord's With 8th Century: List of English And Overseas Batters with Most Test Hundreds at the Home of Cricket

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London, July 11: Lord's Cricket Ground is more than a venue - it is the Mecca of Cricket. Known as the Home of Cricket, it's where legends are made and greatness is measured in centuries. And standing tallest among modern greats is Joe Root, who has set a benchmark at this iconic ground.

The England star, who already possesses the record to slam the most centuries at Lord's, on Friday (July 11) got another mention at the 'Honours Board' at this hallowed venue with his eighth ton on day two of the third Test against India.

He now has two more centuries than the likes of Graham Gooch and Alastair Cook, six centuries, at Lord's. His elegant mastery at Lord's was further highlighted during the 2024 Test against Sri Lanka, when he scored centuries in both innings - an elite feat few have managed in over 100 years of Test cricket at this venue.

Most Test Centuries at Lord's - All-Time Leaders

Joe Root (England) - 8 centuries: From his early days as a prodigy to his transformation into England's batting fulcrum, Root's love affair with the Lord's has been both prolific and poetic.

Graham Gooch (England) - 6 centuries: Including an epic 333 vs India in 1990, followed by 123 in the second innings - the highest match aggregate in Test history (456 runs).

Geoffrey Boycott, Alastair Cook, Michael Vaughan (England) - 4 centuries each

Most Test Centuries at Lord's by an Overseas Player

Dilip Vengsarkar (India) - 3 centuries

No overseas player has tamed Lord's quite like Dilip Vengsarkar, who scored: 103* in 1979, 157 in 1982, and 126* in 1986. These masterful innings earned him the title "Lord of Lord's", and he remains the only visiting batter with three centuries at the ground.

Indian Test Centurions at Lord's

While Lord's hasn't always been generous to Indian teams, it has witnessed some shining moments by Indian batters:

1. Vinoo Mankad - 184 (1952)
2. Dilip Vengsarkar - 3 centuries (1979, 1982, 1986)
3. Mohammad Azharuddin - 121 (1990)
4. Sourav Ganguly - 131 (1996, debut)
5. Rahul Dravid - 103* (2011)
6. Ajinkya Rahane - 103 (2014)
7. KL Rahul - 129 (2021)

Centuries in Both Innings at Lord's

Only four players in Test history have scored centuries in both innings of a Test at Lord's - a rare double that underlines supreme skill and mental fortitude:

• George Headley (West Indies) - 106 & 107 vs England, 1939
• Graham Gooch (England) - 333 & 123 vs India, 1990
• Michael Vaughan (England) - 103 & 101* vs West Indies, 2004
• Joe Root (England) - 143 & 103 vs Sri Lanka, 2024

This exclusive club further highlights Root's place among the all-time greats to have graced the hallowed turf. A century at Lord's earns a place on the Honours Board - a goal cherished by batters worldwide.