CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Only two players, the Englishmen Graham Gooch and Michael Vaughan, have scored 6 Test centuries at Lord’s. The Indian Dilip Vengsarkar is the only overseas player to have scored 3 Test centuries at the ground.

Detailed explanation-2: -More than 700 male cricketers have played for England in the longest format since the game’s inception, and 81 of them have led the side, with the latest being Ben Stokes. Joe Root, who has been leading the side since 2017, currently holds the record for the England captain with the most matches and wins as captain.

Detailed explanation-3: -The players of the Test series were Malcolm Marshall for West Indies for his 35 wickets and Graham Gooch for England, who scored 459 runs and ended the summer as captain.

Detailed explanation-4: -20 of Root’s 28 hundreds have come in wins, while 7 in drawn Tests and only one in a loss against India in 2021. Plus, 11 of his 28 centuries in Tests have come away, while 17 have come at home, including 5 at the Home of Cricket-Lord’s.