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    "title": "IND vs ENG: England Skipper Root Hits Ton In 100th Test",
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    "excerpt": "Skipper Joe Root hit a sparkling century in his 100th Test to help England start solidly in the opening Test against India on Friday. Root took a single off-spinner Washington Sundar to complete his 2",
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    "editor1": "<p>Skipper Joe Root hit a sparkling century in his 100th Test to help England start solidly in the opening Test against India on Friday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Root took a single off-spinner Washington Sundar to complete his 20th Test ton and raised his bat to an applauding England dressing room in Chennai.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The in-form batsman - who made his Test debut in India in 2012 and is playing after match-winning knocks of 228 and 186 in Sri Lanka - swept the Indian spinners around the stadium as he reached the landmark in 164 balls.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Well Batted <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/root66?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@root66<\/a><br \/>\r\n.<br \/>\r\n.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cricket?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#cricket<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/indveng?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#indveng<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/joeroot?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#joeroot<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/englandcricket?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#englandcricket<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vpxsZWYyXo\">pic.twitter.com\/vpxsZWYyXo<\/a><\/p>\r\n&mdash; CRICKETNMORE (@cricketnmore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cricketnmore\/status\/1357642661654523904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<p>He joined England greats Colin Cowdrey and Alec Stewart in getting a hundred in their 100th Test. Root, however, is the first to score a century in his 98th, 99th, and 100th Test.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"page-break-after:always\"><span style=\"display:none\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>Root was batting alongside, Dom Sibley, on 83, as the duo put on an unbroken 164-run stand to steer England to 227 for two after batting first at the start of the four-match series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">What A Player<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nLatest Cricket News @ <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pFne6ZJBoJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/pFne6ZJBoJ<\/a><br \/>\r\n.<br \/>\r\n.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cricket?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#cricket<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/indveng?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#indveng<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/joeroot?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#joeroot<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/englandcricket?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#englandcricket<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LMgO2pdoia\">pic.twitter.com\/LMgO2pdoia<\/a><\/p>\r\n&mdash; CRICKETNMORE (@cricketnmore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cricketnmore\/status\/1357642044504633346?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<p>The 30-year-old Root, who has scored over 8,000 runs at an average of over 49, is the 15th England player in 144 years of Test cricket to have appeared in a hundred matches.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>The following have Scored 100 in 100th Test:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Colin Cowdrey (ENG) v Australia in Birmingham, 1968<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Javed Miandad (PAK) v India in Lahore, 1989<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Gordon Greenidge (WIS) v England in St. John&#39;s (Antigua), 1990<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Alec Stewart (ENG) v West Indies in Manchester, 2000<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK) v India in Bangalore, 2005<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Ricky Ponting (AUS - 2 X 100s) v South Africa in Sydney, 2006<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Graeme Smith (RSA) v England at The Oval (London), 2012<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Hashim Amla (RSA) v Sri Lanka in Johannesburg, 2017<\/p>\r\n",
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