Joe Root scored his 41st Test century on Day 1 of the fifth Ashes Test, leaving just the legendary pair of Sachin Tendulkar and Jacques Kallis ahead of him in the list of players with most tons in the nearly 150-year history of the format. Root equalled Ricky Ponting to be joint third on the list, with Tendulkar having scored 51 and Kallis having made 45. Just a day later, though, Steve Smith replied with a century of his own, his 37th overall and 13th in the Ashes, which is the second most for any player. Only the legendary Don Bradman is ahead of him. Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar said that it is somewhat disappointing that Virat Kohli chose to retire from Test cricket while fellow members of the ‘Fab 4’ Smith, Root and Kane Williamson continue to make waves in the format. “Well, as Joe Root attains new heights in Test cricket, my mind goes to Virat Kohli. He’s walked away from Tests, and it’s unfortunate that in the five years that he …