Joe Root has shocked (Bradley Collyer/PA Images Via Getty Images)
England’s run machine Joe Root scored a century in the first innings of the Lord’s Test, but along with it he did something in the fielding that everyone was shocked to see. Actually, Joe Root lashed out by Indian batsman Karun Nair. This catch route caught with one hand in the slip. Karun Nair was dismissed from this catch as well as Joe Root broke a world record. This record was not of anyone else but the legendary player of India Rahul Dravid.
Root defeated Dravid
Joe Root broke the world record of Rahul Dravid, a catch of Karun Nair. Which has become the highest catcher fielder in root test cricket. Joe Root has been caught by 211 catch. Rahul Dravid caught 210 catches. Jayawardene is at number three in terms of catching the most catches in a fielder test, he has 205 catches. Steve Smith has 200 catches.
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Route out of Dravid in a century also
By the way, Joe Root defeated Rahul Dravid not only in the case of catching but also in the case of century. Joe has scored 37 centuries in Root’s Test cricket while Rahul Dravid scored 36 centuries in the Test. Now there are 38 Sangakkara 38, 41 of Ponting, 45 of Kallis and 51 centuries from Sachin.
Joe Root’s Amazing century
In the Lord’s Test, England scored 387 runs in the first innings, the biggest contribution that was Root. Joe Root scored 104 runs in 199 balls. This player got 10 fours out of the bat and he helped the team reach the big score by making important partnerships with Oli Pope, Ben Stokes. If the root was with the bat in the first innings, then Jasprit Bumrah showed the fire in bowling. Bumrah took the record of the highest five wicket hall from India by taking five wickets. With this, Bumrah’s name was recorded in Lord’s Honor Board.
