Watch: Joe Root takes one-handed stunner; Ben Stokes gets Karun Nair

On Day 2 of the third Test between India and England at Lord’s, the home side, after being bundled out for 387 runs in the first innings, came all guns blazing as the returning Jofra Archer, in the very second over of the Indian innings, got Yashasvi Jaiswal out for just 13 to hand England their first success. But then the pair of KL Rahul and Karun Nair stood tall and added 61 runs for the second wicket, slowly turning the tide in India’s favour. 

 

England needed a moment of magic to end the partnership which was growing dangerous, and that moment came in the 21st over when Nair edged a ball from Ben Stokes in the slips. It was now the most successful outfield player in Test cricket, Joe Root, who flew to his left to take a one-handed stunner and end Nair’s innings on 40.

 

It was so close that the umpire took the TV route to confirm the fairness of the catch, and Root was safe as England got their second wicket.  Check the video of Root's catch here:   

Root breaks record with the catch

 

Root’s catch of Nair was his 211th catch in Test cricket, as he now surpasses Rahul Dravid to become the most successful outfield player in red-ball cricket.

 

Full list: Most catches in Test cricket (non-wicketkeepers) 

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Ct	Max	Ct/Inn
Joe Root (ENG)	2012–2025	156*	284	211	4	0.716
Rahul Dravid (IND/ICC)	1996–2012	164	301	210	3	0.697
Mahela Jayawardene (SL)	1997–2014	149	270	205	4	0.759
Steve Smith (AUS)	2010–2025	117	223	200	5	0.896
Jacques Kallis (SA/ICC)	1995–2013	166	315	200	4	0.634
Ricky Ponting (AUS)	1995–2012	168	328	196	3	0.597
Mark Waugh (AUS)	1991–2002	128	245	181	4	0.738
Alastair Cook (ENG)	2006–2018	161	300	175	3	0.583
Stephen Fleming (NZ)	1994–2008	111	199	171	5	0.859
Graeme Smith (SA/ICC)	2002–2014	117	225	169	5	0.751