India, Jan. 6 -- Joe Root was once considered the laggard in the Fab Four race, and no one expected the England batter to outscore the other three - Steve Smith, Kane Williamson and Virat Kohli. But he's changed the narrative, and how? Since 2020, the former England captain has managed to reinvent himself and score centuries for fun. Not too long ago, Root was criticised for failing to convert 50-plus scores into centuries. So poor was his conversion rate before 2020 that it became almost routine for him to get out soon after reaching a half-century. The last five years, however, have injected a fresh life into Root's batting, putting him on course to surpass Sachin Tendulkar as Test cricket's most successful batter. Every time Root score...