Cook feasts on Indian bowlersEngland was in complete control in pursuit of a win that would give it both an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the four-Test series and see it replace India at the top of the ICC's Test Championship table.
Cook's ton was his 19th in Tests and only five players -- Walter Hammond, Colin Cowdrey, Geoffrey Boycott (22 each), Ken Barrington and Cook's mentor Graham Gooch (both 20) -- have now made more for England than the 26-year-old Essex opener, now playing in his 71st match at this level.
Cook's latest century, his first of a series where he'd managed just 20 runs in four previous innings, also saw him equal the records of both England great Len Hutton and current captain Andrew Strauss..
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