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England’s Joe Root has equaled Rahul Dravid by taking 210 outfield catch in Test cricket, which was the record for the most outfield catch so far. He completed this catch by holding the catch of Shardul Thakur in the second innings of the Handingley Test against India.
Delhi: Four days of the first Test of the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy between England and India have passed and the match still seems completely balanced. There was a great batting from both teams. Now today, fifth and last day, England need 350 runs to win. Meanwhile, England veteran batsman Joe Root has equaled Indian veteran Rahul Dravid in terms of a special records.
Joe Root caught special record
Joe Root has equaled former India veteran Rahul Dravid in terms of catching the most outfield catch in Test cricket. On the fourth day of the first Test against India in Headingley, Root caught the catch of Shardul Thakur. This was the 210th outfield catch of his Test career.
With this figure, he equaled Rahul Dravid’s record. While Dravid took 164 Tests to achieve this position, Root showed this work in 154 matches.
The highest outfield catch player in Test cricket,
| place | player name | Number of catches | Number of Test matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe root | 210 | 154 |
| 1 | Rahul Dravid | 210 | 164 |
| 3 | Mahela Jayawardene | 205 | 149 |
| 4 | Steve Smith | 200 | 117 |
| 4 | Jacques Kallis | 200 | 166 |
Root’s performance faded in batting
However, the bat of the root has not been special in this test yet. In the first innings, he scored 28 runs in 58 balls, but he was dismissed once again in front of Jaspreet Bumrah’s brilliant bowling. Bumrah has dismissed him for the 10th time in Test cricket.
India gives England a target of 371 runs
India’s second innings ended for 364 runs and England got a target of 371 runs to win. In response, England’s opening pair Zack Croly and Ben Docket faced Bumrah’s bowling firmly. Both batted with restraint and finished the game on the fourth day without any loss.
Crowly hit two consecutive fours off Mohammad Siraj’s balls and brought England to a good position. Now England have to score 350 more to win and the match is at a thrilling turn.
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