Joe Root Equals Rahul Dravid's World Record Of Taking Most Catches In Tests
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Root has completed 210 catches in 154 Test matches played so far for England.
Joe Root completed Shardul Thakur's catch off Josh Tongue's bowling on Monday (June 23), and it helped him equal Rahul Dravid's world record of taking the most catches in Test cricket. During his 16-year-long Test career, Dravid played 164 matches for India and ICC and completed 210 catches in 301 innings. On the other hand, Root has completed 210 catches in 293 innings of 154 Tests for England.
Joe Root (England) – 210*
Rahul Dravid (India/ICC) – 210
Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) – 205
Steve Smith (Australia) – 200
Jacques Kallis (South Africa/ICC) – 200
In the first innings of the ongoing Leeds Test, Root completed one catch (of KL Rahul).
The catch of Shardul in the third session of the fourth day's play also helped Root equal Alastair Cook's record of taking the most catches in Test matches played between India and England. During his 12-year-long Test career, Cook played 30 Tests for England against India and completed 38 catches, whereas Root has 38 catches to his name in 31 matches.
Most catches in India-England Tests
Alastair Cook (England) – 38
Joe Root (England) – 38
Sunil Gavaskar (India) – 35
Rahul Dravid (India) – 30
Virat Kohli (India) – 25
Root has completed 102 catches in 65 World Test Championship (WTC) matches played so far for England. Only Steve Smith of Australia has taken more catches than him in the WTC. Smith has played 53 WTC matches so far for the Baggy Greens, and in 102 innings he has completed 104 catches.
Most catches in WTC
Steve Smith (Australia) – 104
Joe Root (England) – 102
Zak Crawley (England) – 55
Ben Stokes (England) – 54
Dhananjaya de Silva (Sri Lanka) – 50
England need 371 to win
India rode on centuries from KL Rahul (137) and Rishabh Pant (128) on Monday to post a total of 364 runs in the second innings and set a target of 371 runs for England to chase down in the fourth innings and win the ongoing match at Headingley in Leeds.
For England, Josh Tongue and Brydon Carse picked up three wickets in the second innings and two Indian batters were sent back to the pavilion by spinner Shoaib Bashir.
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June 23, 2025, 22:23 IST
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