 "Joe Root taking Nair's catch")
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:
Is there anything Joe Root cannot do? pic.twitter.com/4PdyBaGnLq
— Bazball™️ (@BazballNation) July 11, 2025
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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 |
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