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Rahul Dravid played 164 matches for India and ICC in his 16 -year long Test career and caught 210 catches in 301 innings. At the same time, Joe Root has completed 210 catches in 293 innings of 154 Test matches for England. He touched this historical figure during the Leeds Test.
Delhi: The first match of the five -match Test series between India and England is being played in the Leeds. In this exciting match, the England team have to score 371 runs to win. During the match, England’s veteran batsman Joe Root has made an important achievement in his name. He has equaled the world record of former India’s veteran Rahul Dravid in terms of catching the most catches in Test cricket.
Joe Root achieved this position by catching the catch of Shardul Thakur. With this catch, Root’s name has now been a total of 210 catches in Test cricket, which is equal to Dravid’s record.
Rahul Dravid played 164 matches for India and ICC in his 16 -year long Test career and caught 210 catches in 301 innings. At the same time, Joe Root has completed 210 catches in 293 innings of 154 Test matches for England. He touched this historical figure during the Leeds Test.
Apart from this, Root has also equaled Alastair Cook in terms of taking the most catches in Test matches between India and England. Cook took 38 catches in 30 Tests against India, while Root has caught 38 catches in 31 matches.
The highest catches players in Test cricket are as follows:
Joe Root (England): 210
Rahul Dravid (India): 210
Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka): 205
Steve Smith (Australia): 200
Jack Kallis (South Africa): 200
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