Skipper Joe Root scored a superb double century in his 100th Test as England continued to frustrate India, amassing 555/8 by stumps on the second day of the first Test in Chennai on Saturday.
The 30-year-old Root became the first player to notch up a double ton in his 100th Test on the way to his 218 off 377 balls, while Ben Stokes hit a counter-attacking 82 off 118 balls, studded with 10 fours and three sixes.
At the end of day’s, Dominic Bess (28) and Jack Leach (6) were at the crease at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.
Root batted for nearly nine hours and his fifth Test double ton was laced with 19 hits to the fence and two maximums, one of which helped him to reach the milestone. The pace of his innings on the second day was a bit in contrast to how he played on the first day when he was the enforcer and Dom Sibley the grafter.
On the second morning, it was Ben Stokes who entered the stage and made it his own with big hitting. He smashed 10 fours and three sixes and let…