England’s Joe Root broke a world report together with his 211th Check catch to dismiss
India’s Karun Nair at Lord’s on Friday.
Root took the spectacular one-handed diving catch at slip from Ben Stokes’ supply throughout the twenty first over of India’s first innings on day two of the third Check, sending Karun Nair (40) strolling and decreasing India to 74-2.
With the gorgeous effort, Root moved into standalone first place on 211 catches, surpassing India nice Rahul Dravid, who took 210 catches in 164 Checks between 1996 and 2012.
Root set the brand new mark in his 156th match and in 5 fewer innings. It took the England stalwart 296 in comparison with Dravid’s 301.
The highest 5 is now made up of Root on 211, Dravid on 210, Sri Lanka’s Mahela Jayawardene on 205, Australia’s Steve Smith on 200 and South Africa’s Jacques Kallis additionally on 200.
“If you’re going to get a world record on catches, do it in that kind of way,” stated Sky Sports activities Cricket’s Nasser Hussain.
“What a way to get there. Brilliant.”
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Watch a few of Root’s finest photographs as he hits a century towards India throughout the third Check at Lord’s
Already on this take a look at, Root has made 104 for his nationwide record-extending thirty seventh take a look at century, putting him fifth on the all-time record.
Throughout his profession, Root has twice taken 4 catches in an innings, towards Pakistan at Outdated Trafford in 2016 and Eire at Lord’s in 2019.
New Zealand’s Tim Southee is the batter most frequently caught by Root, seven occasions, together with one off Root’s personal bowling in 2018.
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Check out the cheeky second the place Ravindra Jadeja tried to lure Root into risking his century
In the meantime, Stuart Broad benefited most from Root’s protected palms with 37 catches off his bowling. He took 29 off James Anderson and has 21 off Chris Woakes, whereas Nair’s dismissal was his twentieth off Ben Stokes.
Root has 5 caught-and-bowled dismissals to his identify.
Root additionally now has extra catches towards India than some other Check opposition with 39, Australia carefully following behind on 38.
Watch day three of the third Check between England and India, at Lord’s, reside on Sky Sports activities Cricket and Sky Sports activities Essential Occasion from 10.15am Saturday (11am first ball) or stream and not using a contract.
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