London, July 10 -- Joe Root continues to etch his name deeper into cricket's history books with another landmark performance at the iconic Lord's Cricket Ground. The former England captain has now scored the most runs by any batter at Lord's across all formats, amassing 2526 runs in 33 matches at the "Home of Cricket." With this, he has surpassed Graham Gooch, who previously held the record with 2513 runs.

Root's knock also marked his 103rd fifty-plus score in Test cricket, comprising 36 centuries and 67 fifties putting him joint second on the all-time list alongside Jacques Kallis and Ricky Ponting. The trio trails only Sachin Tendulkar, who leads with 119 fifty-plus scores in Test matches.

In addition to his feats at Lord's, Root reac...