Fifth Test: Joe Root pays tribute to Graham Thorpe after reaching 39th century

IANS | August 3, 2025 11:37 PM

London, Aug 3 (IANS) Seasoned England batter Joe Root on Sunday scored his 39th Test century and then paid a tribute to former England batter Graham Thorpe, who died by suicide on August 4, 2024. Root paid tribute to Thorpe and whose birth anniversary was two days ago, by sporting a bandana in his style on the fourth day of the fifth Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at The Oval here.