Joe Root has left Sourav Ganguly impressed with his 14th Test ton against Sri Lanka in the ongoing second Test | Photo - AP/PTI |

England captain Joe Root slammed a magnificent century in the ongoing second Test against Sri Lanka on Friday. His impressive innings caught the eye of former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly who was all praise for the stylish right-hander after witnessing his remarkable knock. Root, who hasn't had the best of outings against Sri Lanka until Friday, looked in splendid touch with the bat as he brought up his 14th Test hundred in style.

Ganguly not only hailed the heroic knock by the English skipper but also seemed to be suggesting Indian Premier League franchise Delhi Daredevils to pick the English batsman in the upcoming auctions. In his tweet lauding Root, Ganguly tagged Delhi Daredevils co-owner Parth Jindal, probably indicating he should look up to Root to solve the franchise's long-standing middle order conundrum in the IPL.

"What a performance from Joe root and England on that surface ..one of the best test hundreds one will see on a pitch which is turning square .. @root66 @ParthJindal11 @ECB_cricket," Ganguly wrote on Twitter. His tweet left some fans wondering why he had tagged Jindal but some ardent Delhi fans were quick to point out what the former skipper meant.

What a performance from joe root and england on that surface ..one of the best test hundreds one will see on a pitch which is turning square .. @root66 @ParthJindal11 @ECB_cricket — Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) November 16, 2018

Just didn't understood why Dada tagged @ParthJindal11 in the tweet.. — Vinod (@Karikevinod) November 16, 2018

He's Delhi daredevils partner , dada indicating them to pick root in auctions — Balaji Pops (@pops_balaji28) November 16, 2018

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Root slammed a brilliant 124 off 146 deliveries on the third day of the second Test against Sri Lanka. His innings was laced with ten boundaries and two sixes. One of the most technically sound batsmen in the world, Root is a delight to watch when in full swing. However, his inability to hit the biggies is something which has eluded him an IPL contract for a while now.

Root has never been picked in the IPL by any of the franchises. But Delhi, who have never made it past the knockouts in past one decade, might see their fortunes change if they invest on the English captain, at least that's what Ganguly believes. Delhi swapped three players namely Abhishek Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem and Vijay Shankar for Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan from Sunrisers Hyderabad before the closing of the IPL retention window and it will be interesting to see which players they pick in the auctions.

The Daredevils have also parted ways with veteran Gautam Gambhir and some big names in their release list featuring Jason Roy, Junior Dala, Liam Plunkett, Mohammed Shami, Sayan Ghosh, Daniel Christian, Glenn Maxwell, Gurkeerat Singh Mann and Naman Ojha.