England star player Joe Root has been phenomenal on the field and by bat in the India Tour of England third Test match, let’s know Rahul Dravid’s record broken by the English player.
New Delhi: England’s star player Joe Root has achieved two big milestones in the Lord’s Test. He scored the 37th century of his Test career here. He returned unbeaten on 99 runs at stumps on the first day. On the second day, he achieved this feat by hitting a four.
Where is Joe Root’s position in terms of scoring the most Test centuries?
Before this century, Joe Root was at number 5 with 36 Test centuries. But with his 37th century, he ousted Rahul Dravid and his competitive batsman Steve Smith from the race for the top 5. Now he is the only batsman in the world at the 5th position in terms of scoring the most Test centuries.
Who got dismissed by Joe Root’s catch?
Apart from this, when he came out to the field, he achieved another special feat by taking the wicket of Karun Nair. This time, he has made a new record by breaking the world record of taking the most number of catches. Joe Root took the 211th catch of his Test career. This was the catch of Karun Nair, which was caught at first slip.
Out on his own at the
What a way to go clear with the most catches in Test history pic.twitter.com/zDMUdRFZcq
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 11, 2025
What Rahul Dravid’s record did Joe Root break?
Earlier, Joe Root had equaled Rahul Dravid’s world record of most catches in Test cricket by taking two catches in the last Test. Let us tell you that Root is only 34 years old and he is mostly seen fielding at positions like slip for England. In such a situation, he can now take this world record to a new height.
Talking about the players who have taken the most catches in Test cricket, the following are: Number 1: Joe Root (211*), Number 2: Rahul Dravid (IND) 210 catches, Number 3: Mahela Jayawardene (SL) 205 catches, Steve Smith (AUS) 200 catches, Jacques Kallis (SA) 200 catches, Ricky Ponting (AUS) 196 catches.
