London, July 11 -- England batter Joe Root continued his brilliant run in London, solidifying his status as the 'Lord of the Lord's' with another masterclass Test century against India during the third Test, which pushed him up as the fifth-highest century-getter in Test cricket.

During the first ball of the first session of day two, Root completed his 37th Test ton with a boundary. He was ultimately castled by Jasprit Bumrah for the 11th time, scoring 104 in 199 balls with 10 fours.

Root has gone past Steve Smith and Rahul Dravid (36) to become the fifth-highest century-getter in all of Test cricket, with Sachin Tendulkar (51), Jacques Kallis (45), Ricky Ponting (41) and Kumar Sangakkara (38) above him.

He also levelled South African ...